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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Panettiere’s character, the rising country-pop star Juliette Barnes, became the show’s center of gravity in its first several seasons.
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
The system can fold its legs, adjust its center of gravity, and transition into a quadruped form within seconds, continuing movement without external assistance across uneven terrain.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Dante and Virgil escape Hell by clambering down Satan's monstrous hide and through Earth's center of gravity.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
His replacement, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, personifies another shift in the Iranian system’s center of gravity, away from political management and toward security-bureaucratic coordination.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
The system can fold its legs, adjust its center of gravity, and transition into a quadruped form within seconds, continuing movement without external assistance across uneven terrain.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Dante and Virgil escape Hell by clambering down Satan's monstrous hide and through Earth's center of gravity.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
His replacement, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, personifies another shift in the Iranian system’s center of gravity, away from political management and toward security-bureaucratic coordination.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026
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“Center of gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20of%20gravity. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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