Center of balance (horse) — [ dressage rider is balanced over a highly collected horse] In horsemanship, center of balance of a horse is a position on the horse s back which correlates closely to the center of gravity of the horse itself. The term may also refer to the… … Wikipedia
Center of percussion — 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… … Wikipedia
Balance (ability) — In biomechanics, balance is an ability to maintain the center of gravity of a body within the base of support with minimal postural sway. [Shumway Cook A, Anson D, Haller S. Postural sway biofeedback: its effect on reestablishing stance stability … Wikipedia
Balance wheel — in a cheap 1950s alarm clock, the Apollo, by Lux Mfg. Co. showing the balance spring (1) and regulator (2) … Wikipedia
Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology at AIT — Center of Excellence at AIT CoEN @ AIT Motto There is no sky to limit us at the bottom Type Center of Excellence Endowment … Wikipedia
Balance of power — may refer to:* balance of power in international relations when there is parity or stability between competing forces * balance of power (parliament) when an individual or minor group can exercise a decisive influence on legislation because… … Wikipedia
BALANCE — (Heb. פֶּלֶס, peles; Isa. 40:12; Prov. 16:11; cf. pilles make straight, level, Isa. 26:7; Ps. 78:50; synonomous by synecdoche with pair of scales, moznayim – Lev. 19:36; Isa. 40:12; Jer. 32:10; et al. – and with balance beam קָנֶה, kaneh; Isa. 46 … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Center — Cen ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Center of a curve — Center Cen ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Center of a fleet — Center Cen ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
