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barycentre

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From bary- + centre.

noun barycentres · barycenter

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.

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@misc{barycentre_2026,
  title = {barycentre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barycentre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}