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centres of effort

centres of effort is the plural 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.

Questions about centres of effort

What is centres of effort the plural of?
Centres of effort is the plural of centre of effort.

Words near centres of effort in the dictionary

  1. centres of attention
  2. centres of buoyancy
  3. centres of cavity
  4. centres of curvature
  5. centres of displacement
  6. centres of effort
  7. centres of flotation
  8. centres of gravity
  9. centres of inertia
  10. centres of lift
  11. centres of mass

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