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center of mass

noun
  1. A point, near, or within a body at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated; it coincides with the centroid for a body of uniform density, and with the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field.

Synonymscentre of gravity, centre of inertia

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