center of percussion

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center of percussion [′sen·tər əv pər′kəsh·ən]

(mechanics)

If a rigid body, free to move in a plane, is struck a blow at a pointO,and the line of force is perpendicular to the line fromOto the center of mass, then the initial motion of the body is a rotation about the center of percussion relative toO;it can be shown to coincide with the center of oscillation relative toO.

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