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centre of gravity

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noun

  1. the point through which the resultant of the gravitational forces on a body always acts

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"China is now the centre of gravity for automotive innovation, not just production," Russo said.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Typically wide receivers are taller than running backs, with NFL teams more interested in drafting sturdier running backs with a low centre of gravity.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

It can also register their approximate weight as well as their centre of gravity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

Minutes of the Fed's most recent policy meeting are due out later and will be scoured for clues about where the centre of gravity among policymaking lies.

From Reuters • May 24, 2023

The exception was the Parisian philosophers, for whom the centre of gravity of both the earth and the water remained coincident with the centre of the universe.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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