| 单词 | centre of balance |
| 释义 | > as lemmascentre of balance centre of balance n. †(a) something through or by means of which balance is achieved or maintained (obsolete rare); (b) the point at which a body must be supported in order to resist the force of gravity; the point through which gravity may be considered to act upon a body or system of bodies; = centre of gravity n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > dynamics > statics > [noun] > equal balance of opposing forces > centre of mass or gravity centre of gravity1633 centre1668 centre of inertia1785 centre of balance1797 centre of mass1842 centroid1844 1797 Oracle 6 Oct. 2/1 The German Empire, intermediately placed between France and the States of the Houses of Austria and Brandenburgh, serves naturally as a centre of balance between those three great powers. 1824 Sporting Mag. Jan. 195/1 Hanging his weight to the left side, so far from the centre of balance, is certainly the very thing a good buttocker, or slipper from the breast, would desire. 1934 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 121 Redistributing weights to improve the ride..passengers cradled at the center of balance. 2009 H. Freeman Meaning of Sunglasses (rev. ed.) 30 The woman's hips are back in a different postcode from her legs because all of her weight is forced forward and she is trying in vain..to find her centre of balance. < as lemmas |
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