Noun: centroid 'sen,troyd
- The centre of mass of an object of uniform density
"The centroid of a perfect sphere is at its exact centre"
- (physics) any of various definitions of the centre of an object, e.g. centre of mass, centre of light, etc.
"The engineer calculated the centroid of the irregular shape"
Derived forms: centroids
Type of: center of mass [US], centre of mass [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Centroid