center of gravity
noun phrase
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: the point at which the entire weight of a body may be considered as concentrated so that if supported at this point the body would remain in equilibrium in any position
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Adjustable kettlebells don’t have a center of gravity, and are for explosive training exercises that use your stabilizing muscles more.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
Part of what made the label so viable was the cross-pollination between artists — Kelis popping up on N.E.R.D. records, Clipse making cameos on Kelis songs — with the Neptunes serving as a center of gravity.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 June 2025
But by the late 50s, the center of gravity of the TV industry had shifted to the West Coast, and Serling and his family moved with it, in part to escape network censorship and creative interference, and in part to be closer to (and part of) the production process.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Such a Europe would no longer be compelled to follow the United States and might even emerge as a center of gravity, attracting other countries that are fed up with Washington’s bullying.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
Part of what made the label so viable was the cross-pollination between artists — Kelis popping up on N.E.R.D. records, Clipse making cameos on Kelis songs — with the Neptunes serving as a center of gravity.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 June 2025
But by the late 50s, the center of gravity of the TV industry had shifted to the West Coast, and Serling and his family moved with it, in part to escape network censorship and creative interference, and in part to be closer to (and part of) the production process.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Such a Europe would no longer be compelled to follow the United States and might even emerge as a center of gravity, attracting other countries that are fed up with Washington’s bullying.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for center of gravity
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“Center of gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20of%20gravity. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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