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barycenter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
barycen-ter
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal

noun

The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure

verb

To determine such a barycenter

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English bary- Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English barycenter From bary- + center.

Inflected Forms

barycenters (plural) barycentre (alternative) barycenters (present, singular) barycentering (participle, present) barycentered (participle, past) barycentered (past)

Derived Forms

barycentric barycentrically barycentricity

Frequently Paired Words

orthocenter

Questions

What does barycenter mean?
The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
Where does barycenter come from?
Etymology tree English bary- Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English barycenter From bary- + center.

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