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[Noun] | "cen*ter" | \ ˈsen-tər \

1: 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

2: the center of the circle inscribed in a regular polygon

3: a point, area, person, or thing that is most important or pivotal in relation to an indicated activity, interest, or condition

Origin: 14th century ;

Middle English centre, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin centrum "point of the stationary leg of a pair of compasses, midpoint of a circle or sphere," borrowed from Greek kéntron "sting, goad, point, stationary point of a pair of compasses, midpoint of a circle or sphere," probably reshaping (after the base verb kenteîn) of késtron "toothed implement, name for several nettle-like plants," from kentéō, kenteîn "to sting, goad, prick" (going back to Indo-European *ḱent-, *ḱnt- "sting, prick," whence Old High German hantag "pointed," Latvian sīts "hunting spear") + -tron, suffix of instruments;

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[Noun] | "center field"

1: the position of the player for defending center field

2: the part of the baseball outfield between right and left field

Origin: 1859 ;

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[Noun] | "center punch"

1: a hand punch consisting of a short steel bar with a hardened conical point at one end used for marking the centers of holes to be drilled

Origin: 1825 ;

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[Noun] | "center stage"

1: the central part of a theatrical stage

2: a central or highly prominent position

Origin: 1875 ;

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[Verb] | "center"

1: to place or fix at or around a center or central area

2: to give a central focus or basis

3: to adjust (things, such as lenses) so that the axes coincide

Origin: 1555 ;

Derivative of {see: |center:1|center:1};

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[Noun phrase] | "center of curvature"

1: the center of the circle whose center lies on the concave side of a curve on the normal to a given point of the curve and whose radius is equal to the radius of curvature at that point

Origin: 1850 ;

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[Noun phrase] | "center of gravity"

1: center of mass

2: the point at which the entire weight of a body may be considered as concentrated so that if supported at this point the body would remain in equilibrium in any position

3: center

Origin: 1633 ;

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[Noun phrase] | "center of mass"

1: the point in a body or system of bodies at which the whole mass may be considered as concentrated

Origin: 1862 ;

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[Noun phrase] | "center of symmetry"

1: center

Origin: 1891 ;

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[Noun] | "center"

1: a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest;

* e.g., " ... a stretch of coastline that has long been the area's center of tourism "

Antonyms :
perimeter,
periphery

2: an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface;

* e.g., " ... the center of the earth "

Synonyms :
core,
middle,
midpoint,
midst

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[Noun] | "center stage"

1: the center of public attention;

* e.g., " ... a public health problem that has moved to center stage in recent years "

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[Noun] | "center stages"

1: the center of public attention;

* e.g., " ... a public health problem that has moved to center stage in recent years "

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[Noun] | "nerve center"

1: a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest;

* e.g., " ... Wall Street's undisputed status as the nerve center for the world of high finance "

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[Noun] | "medical center"

1: a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured;

* e.g., " ... The university medical center just added a new cancer wing. "

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[Verb] | "center"

1: to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control;

* e.g., " ... centered administrative duties under the command of a single person "

2: to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective;

* e.g., " ... the students centered their attention on final exams "

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[Verb] | "center (on)"

1: as in centralize;

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