barycentre
barycentre noun: 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.
Noun
barycentre (plural barycentres)
- 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.
Forms of barycentre
| plural | barycentres |
|---|---|
| alternative form | barycenter |
Origin of barycentre
From bary- + centre.
Words that rhyme with barycentre
- center
- enter
- tormentor
- concentre
- presenter
- renter
- stentor
- venter
- accentor
- cementer
- decentre
- preventer
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- reenter
- tenter
- assenter
- fermenter
- hypocentre
- indenter
- off-centre
- Valley Center
- absenter
- assentor
- augmenter
- augmentor
- centre
- coinventor
- concenter
- consenter
- correction center
- correction centre
- decenter
- dementor
- dissenter
- entre
- fermentor
- fomenter
- incenter
- incentre
- indentor
- innoventor
- inventer
- inventor
- inventour
- lamenter
- mentor
- metacentre
- misenter
- off-center
- orthocenter
- orthocentre
- precentor
- re-enter
- re-entre
- reentre
- repenter
- representer
- salipenter
- Siberian accentor
- tormenter
Questions about barycentre
- What does barycentre mean?
- Barycentre means 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.
- What part of speech is barycentre?
- Barycentre is a noun.
- What is the plural of barycentre?
- The plural of barycentre is barycentres.
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