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Definition of Center of gravity

1. Noun. The point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass.

Definition of Center of gravity

1. Noun. (physics) a point, near or within a body, through which its weight can be assumed to act when considering forces on the body and its motion under gravity. This coincides with the center of mass in a uniform gravitational field ¹

2. Noun. (as a metaphor) any pivotal or central idea or group. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Center Of Gravity

Literary usage of Center of gravity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mechanics by Lewis Raymond Smith (1922)
"center of gravity will be at the intersection of the two positions assumed ... The center of gravity of levers, rods, etc., may be found by balancing over a ..."

2. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"Center of Gravity.—The center of gravity R of a body is the point through which the resultant of all the parallel forces of gravity, acting upon \y the body ..."

3. Strength of Materials by James Ellsworth Boyd (1911)
"center of gravity. 136. Center of Gravity. — When each of the particles which compose a body or system of bodies is subjected to a force which is ..."

4. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1909)
"If one magnitude is taken away from another magnitude and the same point is the center of gravity both of the whole and of the part removed, then the same ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1907)
"4, and its center of gravity would have an eccentric position. Now how would an ocean rest on a gravitating sphere of which the center of gravity does not ..."

6. Analytical Mechanics for Engineers by Fred B. Seely, Newton Edward Ensign (1921)
"Center of Gravity and Mass- Center. Center of Gravity.—As noted in Art. 80, if the distance of a certain point (centroid) in an area, volume, etc., ..."

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