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center of effort

center of effort is the US standard spelling of centre of effort.

Meaning of centre of effort

Noun

centre of effort (plural centres of effort)

  1. (Canada, UK) The point through which the resultant of all the wind forces on a sailing vessel's sails is assumed to act.

Forms of center of effort

pluralcenters of effort

Questions about center of effort

What is center of effort the US standard spelling of?
Center of effort is the US standard spelling of centre of effort.

Words near center of effort in the dictionary

  1. center mark
  2. center marks
  3. center of attention
  4. center of buoyancy
  5. center of curvature
  6. center of effort
  7. center of excellence
  8. center of gravity
  9. center of inertia
  10. center of lift
  11. center of mass

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