centre of mass
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It has been at the centre of mass litigation in the United States brought mostly by residential gardeners claiming the weedkiller caused their cancer.
From Reuters ● Jun. 18, 2022
Dr Kipping’s technique relies on the fact that moons do not simply revolve around their host planets; planets also revolve around their moons—or, rather, the two bodies both revolve around their common centre of mass.
From Economist ● Nov. 8, 2012
These are a set of six tungsten blocks that the rover's capsule ejected to shift its centre of mass and help guide its flight through the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2012
On this hypothesis, the chemical atom is to be regarded as a microcosm, a sort of a solar system in miniature, the component electrons being capable of vibration relatively to the atomic centre of mass.
From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by Fleming, John Ambrose
The power of a man can be measured to-day by the mile, the number of miles between him and the city; that is, between him and what the city stands for—the centre of mass.
From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Lee, Gerald Stanley
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