centroid

/sen-troid/US // ˈsɛn trɔɪd //UK // (ˈsɛntrɔɪd) //

中心点,中心思想,向心力,中心粒

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.Compare center of mass.
- : Also called median point. Geometry. that point where the medians of a triangle intersect.

Above the centroid of compression there is nothing but a trifling amount of embedment of the stirrup.
The medians of a triangle are concurrent in the centroid, or center of gravity of the triangle.