center of mass

Example Sentences

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There’s this social force that has been at the center of mass liberal democracies for a very long time, which is this agreed-upon version of what is real.

From Los Angeles Times

When a skateboarder hits the circular section of the half-pipe, they start crouched down, positioning their center of mass further from the center of rotation above their head.

From Los Angeles Times

The model represents a runner as a center of mass, with a hip that can rotate and a leg that can stretch.

From Science Daily

Eventually, when its nuclear batteries run out of juice for good, it will continue to quietly orbit the center of mass of the Milky Way for eternity.

From Salon

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — One evening in early January, Yerlan Zhagiparov left his home to see what was happening nearby at the city’s Republic Square, a center of mass political protests.

From New York Times