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n. - (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve.

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  • OK… in refreshing my knowledge, I’m guessing the location of the barycenter is the deciding factor here… One just hope that the “official” definition, when agreed upon,...
  • The barycenter is itself the center of that orbit.
  • The oxygen sits near the barycenter of the tetrahedron.
  • Even if we accept this as true, the barycenter of this relationship is far closer to the writer than to the reader.
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