barycentre
English
noun
Definitions
- (mathematics) 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.
Etymology
Prefix from English centre.
Origin
English
centre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Centrelink English
- Centreville English
- Jobcentre English
- acentrous English
- biocentre English
- centre English
- centre-left English
- centre-right English
- centrebit English
- centreboard English
- centrefield English
- centrefold English
- centreground English
- centreline English
- centreman English
- centremost English
- centrepiece English
- centrepin English
- centrepunch English
- centreright English
- centrish English
- centrism English
- centroid English
- chromocentre English
- concentre English
- decentre English
- ecocentre English
- epicentre English
- isocentre English
- megacentre English
- metacentre English
- metallocentre English
- multicentre English
- oculocentre English
- orthocentre English
- pericentre English
- photocentre English
- playcentre English
- recentre English
- stereocentre English
- supercentre English
- telecentre English
- uncentre English
- warming centre English
- senter Norwegian Bokmål
- senter Norwegian Nynorsk
- σέντερ Greek (modern)
- centre Middle French
- 센터 Korean
- centre
- decentre
- uncentre
- centrish
- recentre
- centroid
- centrism
- centrebit
- centreman
- epicentre
- Jobcentre
- biocentre
- concentre
- centrepin
- ecocentre
- isocentre
- acentrous
- pericentre
- metacentre
- megacentre
- playcentre
- Centrelink
- centreline
- centrefold
- telecentre
- centremost
- centrepiece
- orthocentre
- centreright
- centre-left
- photocentre
- Centreville
- supercentre
- centreboard
- centrefield
- oculocentre
- centrepunch
- multicentre
- chromocentre
- stereocentre
- centreground
- centre-right
- metallocentre
- warming centre