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c.g.

c.g. is the initialism of center of gravity.

Meaning of center of gravity

Noun

center of gravity (plural centers of gravity)

  1. (US) 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.
    Synonyms:
    COG
  2. (US, figuratively) The most central or important part of something, or around which everything else revolves.

Noun capitalized: C.G.

C.G. (plural C.G.s)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of center of gravity.

Forms of c.g.

pluralc.g.s
pluralC.G.s

Questions about c.g.

What is c.g. the initialism of?
C.g. is the initialism of center of gravity.
What part of speech is c.g.?
C.g. is a noun.
What is the plural of c.g.?
The plural of c.g. is c.g.s.

Words near c.g. in the dictionary

  1. C.D.s
  2. C.E.
  3. C.E.F.
  4. c.f.
  5. C.F.R.
  6. c.g.
  7. c.g.s
  8. C.I.A.
  9. C.I.E.
  10. c.i.f.c.i.
  11. C.J.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: c.g. (page history and authors); C.G. (page history and authors); center of gravity (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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