barycenter

Speech parts

1. barycenter - Noun

2. barycenter - Verb

Meaning

(astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

focus axis emphasis pivot centroid midpoint center of mass center of gravity Central Point barycentre geometric center centermost point central balance point central midpoint equidistant point

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Antonyms

border exterior insignificance unimportance

Hypernyms

center of mass centre of mass

Anagrams

barycentre canterbery

Examples

Closest to Pluto is Charon, which is large enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium and to cause the barycenter of the Pluto–Charon system to be outside Pluto. Source: Internet

Constant translation We now choose another coordinate basis whose origin is located at the barycenter of the gyroscope. Source: Internet

Astrophysics A simulated example of a binary star, where two bodies with similar mass orbit around a common barycenter in elliptic orbits Binaries provide the best method for astronomers to determine the mass of a distant star. Source: Internet

At any point along its orbit, any satellite will have a certain value of kinetic and potential energy with respect to the barycenter, and that energy is a constant value at every point along its orbit. Source: Internet

For example, the orbit of each planet in our solar system is approximately an ellipse with the barycenter of the planet-Sun pair at one of the focal points. Source: Internet

For the 2-O the Earth is not moving so as the barycenter of the gyroscope. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bary- baryani barycell barycentering barycentre barycentric