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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BARYCENTRIC

Bar `y *cen "tric, a. Etym: [Gr. heavy + center. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the center of gravity. See Barycentric calculus, under Calculus.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

barycentric

bar y cen tric |ˌbarəˈsentrik ˌbɛrəˈsɛntrɪk | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of or relating to the center of gravity. DERIVATIVES bar y cen ter |ˈbarəˌsentər |noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek barus ‘heavy ’ + -centric .

 

Oxford Dictionary

barycentric

barycentric |ˌbarɪˈsɛntrɪk | ▶adjective relating to the centre of gravity. DERIVATIVES barycentre |ˈbarɪsɛntə |noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek barus ‘heavy ’ + -centric .