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- noun physics a
point , near orwithin abody , through which itsweight can beassumed to act when considering forces on the body and its motion under gravity. This coincides with thecentre of mass in auniform gravitational field - noun any pivotal or central idea or group.
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- noun the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass
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