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barycentres

barycentres is the plural of barycentre.

Meaning of barycentre

Noun

barycentre (plural barycentres)

  1. 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.

Questions about barycentres

What is barycentres the plural of?
Barycentres is the plural of barycentre.

Words near barycentres in the dictionary

  1. barycentered
  2. barycentering
  3. barycenterings
  4. barycenters
  5. barycentre
  6. barycentres
  7. barycentric
  8. Barycentric Coordinate Time
  9. barycentric energies
  10. barycentric energy
  11. barycentrically

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