e/Center of percussion

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has glosseng: The center of percussion is the point on an object where a perpendicular impact will produce translational and rotational forces which perfectly cancel each other out at some given pivot point, so that the pivot will not be moving momentarily after the impulse. The same point is called the center of oscillation for the object suspended from the pivot as a pendulum.
lexicalizationeng: Center of Percussion
instance of(noun) a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
sword, blade, brand, steel
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has glossfra: En mécanique du solide, le centre de percussion relativement au point O où est appliqué la percussion, est le point O situé sur la droite OG (G étant le centre de masse), à une distance OO = l (dite longueur du pendule simple synchrone), telle que M·OG·l = J(O) = J(G) + M·OG².
lexicalizationfra: Centre de percussion
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