"centre of mass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: centres of mass [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|centres of mass}} centre of mass (plural centres of mass)
  1. (mathematics, physics) A point, near, or within a body at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated; it coincides with the centroid for a body of uniform density, and with the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field. Wikipedia link: centre of mass Tags: Canada, UK Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physics Synonyms: centre of gravity (english: in a uniform gravitational field), centre of inertia [rare], center of mass [US] Related terms: centre of buoyancy Translations (point where the mass can be considered concentrated): 質心 (Chinese Mandarin), 质心 (zhìxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), těžiště [neuter] (Czech), massemidtpunkt [neuter] (Danish), massakeskipiste (Finnish), centre de masse [masculine] (French), Massenmittelpunkt [masculine] (German), Gewichtsschwerpunkt (German), Schwerpunkt [neuter] (German), tömegközéppont (Hungarian), titik berat (Indonesian), baricentro [masculine] (Italian), 질량중심 (jillyangjungsim) (Korean), പിണ്ഡകേന്ദ്രം (piṇḍakēndraṁ) (Malayalam), barycentrum [neuter] (Polish), środek ciężkości [masculine] (Polish), centru de masă [neuter] (Romanian), центр масс (english: centr mass) [masculine] (Russian), центр ине́рции (centr inɛ́rcii) [masculine] (Russian), барице́нтр (baricéntr) [masculine] (Russian), masscentrum [neuter] (Swedish)

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      "sense": "point where the mass can be considered concentrated",
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