Center

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English

Noun

Center (plural Centers)
  1. The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
  2. (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
  3. (geometry) The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference of the circle.
  4. (geometry) The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the surface of the sphere.
  5. (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
  6. A place where some function or activity occurs.
  7. A topic that is particularly important in a given context.
  8. (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
  9. (ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
  10. (American football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.

Adjective

Center (not comparable)

  1. Of, at, or related to a center.

Verb

Center (third-person singular simple present Centers, present participle Centering, simple past and past participle Centered)

  1. (transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
  2. (transitive) To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
  3. (intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).

Adjectives for Center

musical; inspiring; nervous; spiritual; cultural; permanent; intellectual; exclusive; allied; important; residential; veritable; principal; information; overpopulated; dead; banking; distributing; key; trading financial; industrial; bustling; civic; business; urban; railroad; unique; metropolitan; important; steamship; legislative; exact; religious; commercial; smart; creative; harmonious; congested; prosperous; subtle; dazzling; storm; enlightened; fashionable remote; accessible; strategic; tessellated eternal; relative.

Verbs for Center

balance at—; collect at—; converge toward—; diffuse from—; draw to—; emerge from—; fall toward—; form in—; gravitate toward—; group in—; intersect at—; move toward—; occupy—; proceed from—; radiate from—; revolve around—; root in—; throw off—.

Synonyms for Center

Antonyms for Center

periphery, rim, edge.

Derived terms

Thesaurus

middle point, middle position, middle state, middle way, middle-of-the-road, middle-of-the-roader, middlemost, midmost, midpoint, midriff, midst, moderantism, moderantist, moderate, moderate position, moderateness, moderation, moderationist, moderatism, moderatist, narrow the gap, nave, navel, nerve center, neutral ground, nip, norm, normal, nub, nucleus, nuts and bolts, offensive lineman, omphalos, outfield, outfielder, par, penetralia, pinch, pith, pivot, player, polestar, poloist, postulate, principle, professional athlete, pugilist, quarterback, quick, quid, quiddity, quintessence, racer, recesses, root, rule, run, run together, sap, seat, secret place, secret places, skater, soul, spirit, sport, sportsman, stimulant, storm center, stuff, substance, tackle, tailback, taper, the nitty-gritty, thick, thick of things, third force, toxophilite, umbilicus, unite, via media, vital center, vitals, waist, waistline, wingback, wrestler, zone, activator, adductor, amateur athlete, approach, archer, athlete, attractant, attrahent, average, axiom, axis, balance, ballplayer, baseballer, baseman, batter, battery, blocking back, bosom, bowman, catcher, center of action, center of attraction, center of gravity, center on, center round, centermost, central, centralize, centrist, centroid, centrum, close, close in, close up, close with, coach, come together, competitor, compromise, concenter, concentralize, concentrate, converge, core, cricketer, cynosure, dead center, deepest recesses, defensive lineman, diameter, diaphragm, dynamo, elixir, end, energizer, epicenter, equator, equidistant, essence, essential, fall in with, fence, flower, focal point, focus, footballer, fundamental, funnel, games-player, gamester, generality, gist, golden mean, gravamen, guard, half measures, half-and-half measures, halfway, halfway measures, happy medium, heart, heart of hearts, hub, hypostasis, infielder, inner, inner essence, inner landscape, inner life, inner man, inner nature, inner recess, inner self, inside, interior, interior man, intermediary, intermediate, intern, internal, intersect, intrados, inward, jock, jumper, juste-milieu, kernel, lineman, lure, marrow, mean, meat, medial, median, mediocrity, medium, medulla, meet, metacenter, mid, middle, middle course, middle ground,

Alternative forms

  • (UK, Canada) centre (Canada: typical in proper names, e.g. Toronto Centre for the Arts, but "center" is also commonly used otherwise, e.g. going to the shopping center, center of town)

Etymology

From Old French < Latin centrum < Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) < κεντεῖν (“to prick, goad”).

Pronunciation

Translations

Noun

point on a line midway between the ends
point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle
point equidistant from all points on the surface of a sphere
point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates
place where a function or activity occurs
topic of particular importance in a given context
basketball player who plays closest to the basket
centre forward in icehockey

Adjective

of, at or related to center

Verb

cause to occupy the center
cause something to have a value midway between extremes
concentrate on

Anagrams

Swedish

Noun

Center n. and c.

  1. n. a centre; a place where some function or activity occurs; see also centrum
  2. c. (uncountable, politics) the political centre, parties and politicians in between the left and right wings
  3. c. (sports) a centre; midplayer of a team

Declension

Declension of Center 1
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Center centret Center centren
genitive Centers centrets Centers centrens
Declension of Center 2
uncountable uncountable
Common indefinite definite
nominative Center Centern
genitive Centers Centerns
Declension of Center 3
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Center centern centrar centrarna
genitive Centers centerns centrars centrarnas
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