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Barycentric

Barycentric \Bar`y*cen"tric\, a. [Gr. bary`s heavy + ke`ntron center.] Of or pertaining to the center of gravity. See Barycentric calculus, under Calculus.

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barycentric

a. Of or pertaining to a centre of gravity.

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Barycentric

Barycentric can refer to:

In astronomy,

  • Barycentric coordinates (astronomy), coordinates defined by the common center of mass of two or more bodies
  • Barycentric Dynamical Time, a former time standard in the Solar system
  • Barycentric Coordinate Time, a coordinate time standard in the Solar system
  • Barycentre, the point between two objects where they balance each other

In geometry,

  • Barycentric subdivision, a way of dividing a simplicial complex
  • Barycentric coordinates (mathematics), coordinates defined by the vertices of a simplex

Usage examples of "barycentric".

But they use a solar barycentric frame for other planetary phenomena in order to get results that agree with relativity.