a. [ Gr. (&unr_;) &unr_; a treatise of Archimedes on finding the center of gravity, fr. &unr_; gravitating toward the center; &unr_; center + &unr_; weight. ] Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of finding it. [ 1913 Webster ]
Centrobaric method (Math.),
n. (Kinematics) In two figures having relative motion, one of the two curves which are the loci of the instantaneous center. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. centrum + -oid. ] The center of mass, inertia, or gravity of a body or system of bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
n. An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a center. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. centrum + linea line. ] Converging to a center; -- applied to lines drawn so as to meet in a point or center. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Biol.) a specialized condensed region of a chromosomes that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
adj. (Biol.) pertaining to the centromere, the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. a natural family of fishes comprising the robalos (also called snooks).
n. the type genus of the