Centroid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See center of mass.
  • n. The point in a system of masses each of whose coordinates is a weighted mean of coordinates of the same dimension of points within the system, the weights being determined by the density function of the system.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The point at the centre of any shape, sometimes called centre of area or centre of volume. For a triangle, the centroid is the point at which the medians intersect. The co-ordinates of the centroid are the average (arithmetic mean) of the co-ordinates of all the points of the shape. For a shape of uniform density, the centroid coincides with the centre of mass which is also the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The center of mass, inertia, or gravity of a body or system of bodies.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In mathematics, the center of mass. See center.
  • n. In kinematics, same as centrode. Reauleaux.
  • n. A point of emphasis or increased energy in a series of speech-sounds, or in any series of impulses. Also used attributively.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the center of mass of an object of uniform density
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