barycentre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 See also 1.3.2 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• (US) barycenter

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάρος (“‘weight’”) + centre.

[edit] Noun

barycentre (plural barycentres)

1. (mathematics) (physics) (astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.

[edit] See also

• centroid
• centre of gravity
• centre of mass
• orthocentre

[edit] Translations

• Russian: центр тяжести ru(ru) (tsentr tjážesti) m.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάρος (“‘weight’”) + centre.

[edit] Noun

barycentre m. (plural barycentres)

1. Barycentre