(astronomy) The center of gravity of the earth-moon system.
(mathematics) The center of mass of a system of finitely many equal point masses distributed in euclidean space in such a way that their position vectors are linearly independent.
barycenter
| Sci-Tech Dictionary: barycenter |
(′bar·ə′sen·tər)
| 5min Related Video: barycenter |
| WordNet: barycenter |
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
Learn More
 | center of mass |
| Dynamical Time (astronomy) |
| Moon (solar system, sun and planets) |
 | What is the barycenter of the solar system? Read answer... |
| Where is the barycenter of the Solar System? Read answer... |
| Where is the barycenter of the earth-moon system located? Read answer... |
Help us answer these
 | Where is the barycenter located when binary stars have similar masses? |
| Is barycenter the same as center of gravity between objects? |
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
 |
 | Sci-Tech Dictionary. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Copyright © 2003, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1978, 1976, 1974 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more |
Related answers
» More
ADVERTISEMENT
Answer these
- Where is the barycenter located when binary stars have similar masses?
- Is barycenter the same as center of gravity between objects?
Mentioned in
- center of mass
- Dynamical Time (astronomy)
- Moon (solar system, sun and planets)
- Earth-Moon barycenter
