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center of area

center of area

[′sen·tər əv ′er·ē·ə]
(mathematics)
For a plane figure, the center of mass of a thin uniform plate having the same boundaries as the plane figure. Also known as center of figure; centroid.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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