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CENTRE MASS [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gravity (Physics)
  • Surveying
DEF

The point about which all the parts exactly balance each other, and which being supported, the body or system will remain at rest in any position.

Key term(s)
  • center of gravity
  • center of mass
  • gravity centre
  • gravity center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pesanteur (Physique)
  • Arpentage
DEF

Point indépendant de l'orientation du corps par rapport à la verticale, traversé par la force de pesanteur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gravedad (Física)
  • Agrimensura
DEF

Punto de aplicación de la resultante de las fuerzas gravitatorias que actúan sobre cada uno de los elementos de un cuerpo.

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Record 2 2009-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gravity (Physics)
  • Descriptive Geometry
  • Modelling (Mathematics)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
DEF

The point in a body, or in a system of bodies at which for certain purposes the entire mass may be assumed to be concentrated.

CONT

The product is an estimate of advection of the centroid of the dredged material by ambient currents.

OBS

For bodies near the earth, this [point] coincides with center of gravity.

OBS

centroid: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Centroid of a street block-face.

Key term(s)
  • centre of mass
  • centre of gravity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pesanteur (Physique)
  • Géométrie descriptive
  • Modélisation (Mathématique)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
DEF

Point fictif désignant le barycentre d'une configuration géométrique.

CONT

Cette valeur estimera l'advection que subira le centre de masse des déblais sous l'effet du courant «in situ».

OBS

centre de gravité : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gravedad (Física)
  • Geometría descriptiva
  • Modelización (Matemáticas)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
DEF

Punto donde se considera concentrada toda la masa de un cuerpo o sistema de cuerpos cuando se desea calcular el efecto gravitacional al aplicar una fuerza.

Key term(s)
  • centro de masa
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Record 3 1993-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

That point associated with a body which has the property that an imaginary particle placed at this point with a mass equal to the mass of a given material system has a first moment with respect to any plane equal to the corresponding first moment of the system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Point d'un système tel que le moment par rapport à un plan quelconque d'une particule imaginaire, située en ce point, de masse égale à la masse du système, soit égal au moment du premier ordre correspondant du système.

Spanish

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