Definitions
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 certainaction 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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ecbrenner commented on the word sweet spot
"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