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单词 centre of gravity
释义
centre of gravity
noun[Cusually singular]
UK(UScenter of gravity)
uk
/ˌsen.tər əv ˈɡræv.ɪ.ti/us
/ˌsen.t̬ɚ əv ˈɡræv.ə.t̬i/
pluralcentres of gravity
thepointin anobjectorpersonwheretheirweightisbalanced:
Thecaris morepleasanttodrivethanksto alowercentreofgravityand abetterchassis.
Acrouchedpositionkeepsyourcentreofgravitylower.
the mostcentralorimportantpartof something, whichitsotherpartsareconsideredinrelationto:
The party'scentreofgravityhasshiftedto theright.
More examples
  • The onlydisadvantageis the highcentreofgravity, making thetablewobblein somesituations.
  • Thedotson thediagramshow the athlete'scentreofgravity.
  • Themovementtakesthe opponent'scentreofgravityforwards,causinghim tofall.
  • The world'seconomiccentreofgravitywas theUnitedStates.
  • Thedangerfor Venice is that thecentreofgravity- and theglitterandglamour- willshiftsouthto theItaliancapital.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Centres of objects
  • bowel
  • central
  • centrality
  • centrally
  • centre
  • core
  • hub
  • inner ring
  • innermost
  • inside
  • interior
  • internal
  • internally
  • median
  • mid
  • middle
  • midpoint
  • midway
  • off-centre
  • the bowels ofsomethingidiom

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Importance - general words
(Definition ofcentre of gravityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • A subsidiary cause of tides is found in the revolution of the earth and moon about their common centre of gravity.
  • In the act of seizing the hare the short-necked dog may lose the centre of gravity and fall.
  • So long as the centre of gravity was below the level of the water-line, there was no fear of a fresh capsize.
  • The centre of gravity of their bodies is always below the insertion of their wings to prevent them falling on their backs, but near that point on which the body is, during flight, as it were, suspended.
  • We know that if two stars are near in reality, and not simply apparently so by being in the same line of sight, they must revolve around a common centre of gravity, or rush to a common ruin.
centre of gravity
noun[Cusually singular]
UK(UScenter of gravity)
uk
/ˌsen.tər əv ˈɡræv.ɪ.ti/us
/ˌsen.t̬ɚ əv ˈɡræv.ə.t̬i/
pluralcentres of gravity
thepointin anobjectwhereitsweightisbalanced
（物体的）重心

Examplesofcentre of gravity

centre of gravity
The input to this model is the hydraulic forces reduced at thecentreofgravity.
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The direction it eventually falls depends very sensitively on itscentreofgravity; any small departure triggers a fall in a particular direction.
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The horizontal forces can be considered in relation to the motion of thecentreofgravityof the user's body.
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And not only must the puppeteer 'dance' with his marionette, but he must transpose himself into itscentreofgravity.
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The stairs give access to four undergraduates' rooms at each floor level, and are positioned at thecentreofgravityof the group of rooms.
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So too was the concept of a superstructure with a lowcentreofgravity, broken up into separable units.
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Thecentreofgravityfor station 4 was located in an intermediate position between these two groups.
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All have moved from agriculture- to being industry or service-based and thecentreofgravityhas moved from the country to cities.
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We defined thecentreofgravityof a crown as the centre of the rectangle delimited by the crown radii.
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Perhaps the only variant was the positioning of thecentreofgravity.
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The origin of the coordinate frame lies on thecentreofgravityof the equilateral triangular structure.
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For prosthesis users this means locating the prosthesiscentreofgravityand adjusting segmental limb mass estimations for the combined residual limb and prosthesis.
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The way thecentreofgravityof the second joint is changed.
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To go out and have the confidence of failing means that thecentreofgravityis lowered and the flow of energy is gathered and focused.
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The forces from each load cell can thus be computed to produce a vector that describes the movement of the subject'scentreofgravityover a set time period.
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