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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The point in a system of bodies or an extended body at which the mass of the system may be considered to be concentrated and at which external forces may be considered to be applied.
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- noun US spelling of
centre of mass .
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- noun point representing the mean position of the matter in a body
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