centre of gravity

Example Sentences

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Krishna accepts he is entering his final playing years, even if physically he still has the same muscular build and low centre of gravity that have made him a robust but agile forward.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

An aircraft can use thousands of kilos of extra fuel if its centre of gravity shifts by just a small amount.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

It can also register their approximate weight as well as their centre of gravity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

Minutes of the Fed's most recent policy meeting are due out later and will be scoured for clues about where the centre of gravity among policymaking lies.

From Reuters • May 24, 2023

The geometrical centre of the globe and its centre of gravity were, he asserted, one and the same.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton