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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The place on a bat, club, racket, or paddle, where it is most effective to hit a ball.
  • noun An area or range that is most effective or beneficial.

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  • noun sports The optimal place on the bat, racquet, etc with which to hit.
  • noun Any place which is optimum for a certain action to take place.
  • noun physics, slang : The center of percussion.
  • noun slang, euphemistic The clitoris, prostate gland or other center of sexual pleasure

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  • "The area around the center of mass of a bat, racket, or head of a club that is the most effective part with which to hit a ball." --Merriam-Webster Unabridged

    "A place, often numerical as opposed to physical, where a combination of factors suggest a particularly suitable solution." --Wikipedia

    October 20, 2009