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- Dictionarycen·ter of grav·i·ty/ˌsen(t)ər əv ˈɡravədē/
noun
- 1. a point from which the weight of a body or system may be considered to act. In uniform gravity it is the same as the center of mass.
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- Center of mass
Unique point where the weighted relative position of a distributed mass sums to zero
In physics, the center of mass of a distribution of mass in space is the unique point at any given time where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero. For a rigid body containing its center of mass, this is the point to which a force may be applied to cause a linear acceleration without an angular acceleration. Calculations in mechanics are often simplified when formula... Wikipedia
