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cen·tro·bar·ic
 (sěn'trə-bār'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of or relating to the center of gravity. [From Greek kentrobarikē, theory of the center of gravity : kentron, center; see center + baros, weight; see gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Centrobaric
Cen`tro*bar"ic\, a. [Gr. (?) ? a treatise of Archimedes on finding the center of gravity, fr. ? gravitating toward the center; ? center + ? weight.] Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of finding it. Centrobaric method (Math.), a process invented for the purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis, depending upon the principle that every figure formed by the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has for measure the product of the line or surface by the length of the path of its center of gravity; -- sometimes called theorem of Pappus, also, incorrectly, Guldinus's properties. See Barycentric calculus, under Calculus.
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