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Definition: CENTER OF GYRATION

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: CENTER OF GYRATION

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: CENTER OF GYRATION

ExpressionsDefinition
Center of gyration(Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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