barycentre

== English == === Alternative forms === (US) barycenter === Etymology === From bary- +‎ centre. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ) === Noun === barycentre (plural barycentres) (mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun. ==== Translations ==== === See also === centroid centre of gravity centre of mass orthocentre === Anagrams === barycenter == French == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”) + centre. === Pronunciation === === Noun === barycentre m (plural barycentres) barycenter