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Lagrangian point

La·grang·i·an point [ lə grànjee ən póynt ] (plural La·grang·i·an points)


noun 
Definition:
 
equilibrium point in two-body system: any one of five points in a system of two bodies orbiting a common center of gravity at which a body of very low mass can remain in equilibrium

[Mid-19th century. After Joseph Louis Lagrange]
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