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centrode Math.|ˈsɛntrəʊd| [f. Gr. κέντρον or L. centrum centre + ὀδός path. (The earlier proposed name was centroid.)] (See quot.)
1878Clifford Elements of Dynamic i. 136. 1882 Minchin Unipl. Kinemat. 39 A locus traced out by the successive positions of an instantaneous centre of pure rotation has received the special name of a centrode..We shall have therefore, in all cases, both a body centrode and a space centrode. 1884Athenæum 15 Sept. 339/2 Instantaneous centres and centrodes are not introduced till a late stage, link work and teeth of wheels being discussed without their aid. |