Definitions for centroids
centroids
cen·troid
Spelling: [sen-troid]
IPA: /ˈsɛn trɔɪd/
Centroids is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 824 anagrams from letters in centroids (cdeinorst).
Definitions for centroids
noun
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Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
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Also called median point. Geometry. that point where the medians of a triangle intersect.
Origin of centroids
First recorded in 1875-80; centr- + -oid
Examples for centroids
Above the centroid of compression there is nothing but a trifling amount of embedment of the stirrup.
The medians of a triangle are concurrent in the centroid, or center of gravity of the triangle.