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单词 centroid
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centroid

[ sen-troid ]
/ ˈsɛn trɔɪd /

noun

Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.Compare center of mass.
Also called median point. Geometry. that point where the medians of a triangle intersect.

Origin of centroid

First recorded in 1875–80; centr- + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM centroid

cen·troi·dal, adjective

Words nearby centroid

centrist, centro-, centroacinar cell, centrobaric, centroclinal, centroid, centrokinesia, centrolecithal, centrolinead, centromedian nucleus, centromere
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for centroid

  • The medians of a triangle are concurrent in the centroid, or center of gravity of the triangle.

    The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith

  • Above the centroid of compression there is nothing but a trifling amount of embedment of the stirrup.

    Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward Godfrey

British Dictionary definitions for centroid

centroid
/ (ˈsɛntrɔɪd) /

noun

  1. the centre of mass of an object of uniform density, esp of a geometric figure
  2. (of a finite set) the point whose coordinates are the mean values of the coordinates of the points of the set
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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