center of gravity

/ˌsɛn.təɹ əv ˈɡɹæv.ə.ti/noun
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1

A point, near or within a body, through which its weight can be assumed to act when considering forces on the body and its motion under gravity. This coincides with the center of mass in a uniform gravitational field.

2

The most central or important part of something, or around which everything else revolves.

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