Schwerpunkt

See also: schwerpunkt

English

Noun

Schwerpunkt (plural Schwerpunkts or Schwerpunkte)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of schwerpunkt
    • 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature (Penguin 2012), page 220:
      Every culture has a unique Schwerpunkt, a center of gravity, and unless we try to occupy it, we cannot comprehend its meaning and value.

German

Etymology

schwer (“heavy”) +‎ Punkt (“point”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃveːɐ̯pʊŋkt/
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Noun

Schwerpunkt m (genitive Schwerpunkts or Schwerpunktes, plural Schwerpunkte)

  1. center of mass
  2. center of gravity
  3. main point

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