In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CENTROID
centroid
(noun) the center of mass of an object of uniform density
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
centroid (plural centroids)
(mathematics, physics) The point at the centre of any shape, sometimes called centre of area or centre of volume. For a triangle, the centroid is the point at which the medians intersect. The co-ordinates of the centroid are the average (arithmetic mean) of the co-ordinates of all the points of the shape. For a shape of uniform density, the centroid coincides with the centre of mass which is also the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field.
Anagrams
• Crediton, doctrine
Source: Wiktionary
Cen"troid, n. Etym: [L. centrum + -oid.]
Definition: The center of mass, inertia, or gravity of a body or system of bodies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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