Barycenter:
The barycenter (or barycentre; from the Ancient Greek βαρύς heavy + κέντρον centre[1]) is the center of mass of two or more bodies that are orbiting each other, or the point around which they both orbit. It is an important concept in fields such as astronomy and astrophysics. The distance from a body’s center of mass to the barycenter can be calculated as a simple two-body problem. [Wikipedia]
Barycenter came up during a work lunchtime conversation concerning high blood pressure. Yeah, the participant had the grace to look embarrassed as he “crossed my medical neurons with my astrophysics neurons.”
But I get to learn a new word, so all is well.
