CENTROID


Meaning of CENTROID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsen-ˌtrȯid ]

noun

Date: 1882

1. : center of mass

2. : a point whose coordinates are the averages of the corresponding coordinates of a given set of points and which for a given plane or three-dimensional figure (as a triangle or sphere) corresponds to the center of mass of a thin plate of uniform thickness and consistency or a body of uniform consistency having the same boundary

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