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   cen·ter

   /ˈsen(t)ər/

   noun

   • 1. the middle point of a circle or sphere, equidistant from every point on the circumference or surface.
   • ▪ a point or part that is equally distant from all sides, ends, or surfaces of something: "the center of the ceiling"
   • ▪ a political party or group holding moderate opinions: "a new center party"
   • ▪ (in many sports) the middle player in a line or group: "many coaches instruct their center to charge viciously on all plays"
   • ▪ the player who is positioned near the basket and is typically tallest on the team: "only 10 centers averaged more than 10 points per game last year"
   • ▪ a core, such as the filling in a piece of chocolate: "truffles with liqueur centers"
   • ▪ a pivot or axis of rotation: "the galactic rotation of the solar system around the galactic center"
   • ▪ short for center field
   • ▪ a conical adjustable support for a workpiece in a lathe or similar machine.
   • 2. the point from which an activity or process is directed, or on which it is focused: "the city was a center of discontent"
   • ▪ the most important place in the respect specified: "Geneva was then the center of the international world"
   • 3. a place or group of buildings where a specified activity is concentrated: "a center for medical research"

   verb

   • 1. occur mainly in or around (a specified place): "the mercantile association was centered in northern Germany"
   • ▪ have or cause to have (a specified concern or theme): "the case centers around the couple's adopted children"
   • 2. place in the middle: "to center the needle, turn the knob"
   • ▪ (in soccer, hockey, and other team games) kick, hit, or throw the ball from the side to the middle of the playing area: "he centered from a difficult position on the left"
   • ▪ pass (the ball) back from the ground to another player to begin a down; snap: "West Virginia's offense lined up to center the ball"
   • ▪ play the central position in (a line of three forwards): "Derlago will center Leafs' No. 1 line with Vaive and Clark on wings"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin centrum, from Greek kentron ‘sharp point, stationary point of a pair of compasses’, related to kentein ‘to prick’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. centermost adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does center mean In geometry?

   • The meaning of CENTER is the point around which a circle or sphere is described; broadly : a point that is related to a geometrical figure in such a way that for any point on the figure there is another point on the figure such that a straight line joining the two points is bisected by the original point —called also center of symmetry.

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   What does centre mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! CENTER definition: 1. US spelling of centre 2. the middle point or part: 3. the person or thing that everyone is most…. Learn more.

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   What is the center of a circle called?

   • The centre þat standith a-Middes the narwest cercle is cleped the senyth. When a pricke standeth in the middell of a circle (as no circle can be made by compasse without it) then is it called a centre. Center, Is a point or prick [in] the middle of a Line, or Circle, &c. being the Center to that Circle.

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   What does center mean in sports?

   • In some sports, esp. football and basketball, a center on a team is a player whose position is between other players or in the center. New York is a center for the arts. The headings should be centered on the page. What is the pronunciation of center? （centre 的美式拼寫）… （centre 的美式拼写）… ortografía americana de “centre”:, centro, centrar…

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   What does center mean in a sentence?

   • In politics, the center is a set of opinions that are not extreme. In some sports, esp. football and basketball, a center on a team is a player whose position is between other players or in the center. New York is a center for the arts. The headings should be centered on the page. What is the pronunciation of center? （centre 的美式拼寫）… （centre 的美式拼写）…

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   What does a word before center mean?

   • These centers are buildings or complexes where a certain kind of activity takes place, and a word before center often tells you what the activity is. As a verb, you can center your attention on something or center a centerpiece in the middle of a table. "Center."

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   a building or set of buildings having a particular purpose, or a place connected with a particular activity: a shopping center. the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. New York is a center for the arts.

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   The meaning of CENTER is the point around which a circle or sphere is described; broadly : a point that is related to a geometrical figure in such a way that for any point on the figure there is another point on the figure such that a straight line joining the two points is bisected by the original point —called also center of symmetry.

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   a place or building, especially one where a particular activity happens: The university has established a women's health research center. The park hopes to attract more tourists by building a new visitor center. Your order goes to a distribution center before being dispatched to your address.

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   Center definition: the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.. See examples of CENTER used in a sentence.

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   a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere. 2. the point around which anything revolves; pivot. 3. a. a place at which an activity or complex of activities is carried on. a shopping center. b. a place from which ideas, influences, etc. emanate.

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   Oct 4, 2023 · A Center or Point of Steel, very well turn'd, hardned and sharp, which is to move in a conical hole fit to receive it, of as good and well hardned Steel.

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   noun. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure. synonyms: centre, midpoint. see more. the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass.