center (English)
Alternative forms
centre - Canada|Australia|New Zealand
Etymology
From - centre|lang=fr, from - lang=la|centrum, from - κέντρον||sc=polytonic|tr=kéntron|lang=grc, from - κεντεῖν||to prick, goad.
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛn.tə/, /"sEnt@/
- /ˈsɛn.(t)ɚ/, - /"sEn@`/
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Rhymes: ɛntə(r)
Noun
The point in the interior of a circle or sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
from 14th c.
* 1908,
Thomas L. Heath
, translating Euclid,
Elements, III.9:
*: If a point be taken within a circle, and more than two equal straight lines fall from the point on the circle, the point taken is the centre of the circle.
* 2005, David Adam, The Guardian, 4 Jun 2005:
*: Japanese scientists are to explore the centre of the Earth. Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below.
The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
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).
A place where some function or activity occurs.
shopping center
convention center
A topic that is particularly important in a given context.
the center of the controversy
the center of attention
The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
The forward that generally plays between the left_wing and right_wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting_circles.
A pass played into the centre of the pitch.
* {{quote-news
|year=2010
|date=December 28
|author=Owen Phillips
|title=Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool
|work=BBC
|url=
|page=
|passage=Bent twice sent efforts wide of the far post after cutting in from the left, Wellbeck missed his kick from an inviting centre and failed to get on the end of a looping pass when six yards out.}}
One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside_centre or outside_centre.
* {{quote-news
|year=2011
|date=February 4
|author=Gareth Roberts
|title=Wales 19-26 England
|work=BBC
|url=
|page=
|passage=Gatland's side got back to within striking distance when fly-half Jones's clever pass sent
centre Jonathan Davies arcing round Shontayne Hape.}}
Synonyms
point on a line midway between the ends
midpoint
point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates
centroid, center_of_gravity, center_of_mass
Antonyms
periphery
Derived terms
center_of_attention
centerpiece
community_center
music_center
shopping_center
Translations
point on a line midway between the ends
Afrikaans - middel
Arabiska - مركز
Armenian - կենտրոն|tr=kentron
Vitryska - цэнтр
Bengali - কেন্দ্র
Bulgariska - среда
Chinese:
: Mandarin - 中心|tr=zhōngxīn|sc=Hani
Tjeckiska - střed
Danska - midte
Holländska - midden
Esperanto - centro
Faroese - miðja|f
Finska - keskipiste
Franska - centre,
milieu
Tyska - Mitte,
Mittelpunkt,
Zentrum
Grekiska - κέντρο
Greenlandic - qiteq|xs=Greenlandic
Hebrew - מרכז|m|tr=merkaz
Hindiska - केंद्र
Ungerska - középpont,
központ
Isländska - miðja
Indonesiska - pusat
Italienska - centro
Japanska - 中心,
間
Koreanska - 가운데,
중심 ()
Kurdish: چهق
Latin - centrum|n
Litauiska - centras
Norska - midt,
midtpunkt
Pashto - منځ|m|tr=manz|sc=ps-Arab|xs=Pashto
Persiska - مرکز
Polska - środek
Portugisiska - centro
Rumänska - mijlocRumänska - centru
Ryska - центр,
середина
Santali - ᱜᱚᱵᱷᱚ|tr=gabha|sc=Olck
Serbiska - сред,
средина
Slovakiska - stred
Slovenska - sredina
Spanska - centro
Svenska - mitt,
mittpunkt
Telugu - నడుమ, - మద్య(madya)
Thailändska - กลาง
Turkiska - merkez
Ukrainska - центр
Urdu - مرکز|tr=markaz|sc=ur-Arab
Vietnamesiska - trung tâm (
vi|中心
)
Walesiska - canol
West_Frisian - midden|xs=West Frisian
point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle
af
Arabiska - مركز
Armenian - կենտրոն|tr=kentron
Bulgariska - център
Chinese:
: Mandarin - 中心|tr=zhōngxīn|sc=Hani
Tjeckiska - střed
Holländska - centrumHolländska - middelpunt
Esperanto - centro
Finska - keskipiste
Franska - centre
Tyska - Zentrum,
MitteTyska - Mittelpunkt
Grekiska - κέντρο
Hebrew - מרכז|m|tr=merkaz
Ungerska - középpont,
központ
is
id
Italienska - centro
Japanska - 中心,
円心
Koreanska - 중심 ()
ku
Latin - centrum|n
lt
Norska - sentrum,
midtpunkt
Pashto - منځ|m|tr=manz|sc=ps-Arab|xs=Pashto
Polska - środek
Portugisiska - centro
Ryska - центр
Serbiska - средиште
sk
Slovenska - središče
Spanska - centro
Svenska - mitt,
mittpunkt,
centrum
Telugu - కేంద్రకం|tr=kEndrakam, - కేంద్రం|tr=kendram
Thailändska - กลาง
Vietnamesiska - trung tâm (
vi|中心
)
Walesiska - canol
West_Frisian - sintrum|xs=West Frisian
point equidistant from all points on the surface of a sphere
af
Arabiska - مركز
Armenian - կենտրոն|tr=kentron
Bulgariska - център
Chinese:
* Mandarin - 中心|tr=zhōngxīn|sc=Hani
Tjeckiska - střed
Holländska - centrumHolländska - middelpunt
Finska - keskipiste
Franska - centre
Tyska - Zentrum,
MitteTyska - Mittelpunkt
Grekiska - κέντρο
Hebrew - מרכז|m|tr=merkaz
Ungerska - középpont,
központ
is
id
Italienska - centro
Japanska - 中心,
球心
ku
Latin - centrum|n
lt
Norska - sentrum,
midtpunkt
Pashto - منځ|m|tr=manz|sc=ps-Arab|xs=Pashto
Polska - środek
Portugisiska - centro
Ryska - центр
Slovenska - središče
Spanska - centro
Svenska - mitt,
mittpunkt,
centrum
Telugu - కేంద్రకం|tr=kEndrakam, - కేంద్రం|tr=kendram
Thailändska - กลาง
vi
Walesiska - canol
West_Frisian - sintrum|xs=West Frisian
point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates
af
Arabiska - مركز
Armenian - կենտրոն|tr=kentron
Bulgariska - среда,
център
Chinese:
* Mandarin - 中心|tr=zhōngxīn|sc=Hani
Holländska - centrum
Finska - keskipiste
Franska - centre de masse
Tyska - Zentrum,
Mitte
Grekiska - κέντρο
Hebrew - מרכז כובד|m
is
id
Japanska - 重心
Latin - centrum|n
lt
Pashto - منځ|m|tr=manz|sc=ps-Arab|xs=Pashto
Polska - środek
Portugisiska - centro
Ryska - центр
sk
Slovenska - središče
Spanska - centro
Thailändska - กลาง
vi
Walesiska - canol
West_Frisian - sintrum|xs=West Frisian
place where a function or activity occurs
af
Arabiska - مركز
Armenian - կենտրոն|tr=kentron
Bulgariska - център,
средище
Chinese:
: Mandarin: 中心 (zhōngxīn)
Tjeckiska - středisko,
centrum
Holländska - centrum
Finska - keskus
Franska - centre,
foyer
Tyska - Zentrum,
Mitte
Grekiska - κέντρο
Hebrew - מרכז|m|tr=merkaz
is
Ido - centro
Indonesiska - pusat
Irländska - ionad,
lárionad
Italienska - centro
Japanska - 中心地,
センター
Korean: 센터 (senteo)
Latin - centrum|n
lt
Manx - ynnyd|m
Norska - midtpunkt,
sentrum
Polska - centrum
Portugisiska - centro
Ryska - центр
Scottish_Gaelic - ionad|m|xs=Scottish Gaelic
sk
Slovenska - središče
Spanska - centro
Svenska - mittpunkt,
centrum,
center
Telugu - కేంద్రం|tr=kendram
Thai: สถานี
(sàtăanee)
vi
West_Frisian - sintrum|xs=West Frisian
topic of particular importance in a given context
Armenian - կենտրոն|tr=kentron
Chinese:
* Mandarin - 中心|tr=zhōngxīn|sc=Hani
Holländska - middelpunt
Finska - ydin,
keskipiste
Franska - sujet
Tyska - Drehpunkt
Japanska - 核心
Polska - centrum
Portugisiska - centro
Ryska - центр
sk
Slovenska - središče
Spanska - centro,
meollo
Svenska - fokus
West_Frisian - sintrum|xs=West Frisian
basketball player who plays closest to the basket
Bulgariska - център
Chinese: 中锋 (zhōngfēng)
Kroatiska - centar
Finska - sentteri
Franska - pivot
Tyska - Zenterspieler,
Stürmer
Grekiska - κέντρο
Italienska - centro
Japanska - センター
Slovenska - center
Spanska - pívot
Svenska - center
centre forward in icehockey
Finska - keskushyökkääjä,
sentteri
Franska - centre
Tyska - Stürmer
Japanska - センター
Spanska - central
io
:
centro
- mt|ċentru|m|xs=Maltese
Adjective
-
Of, at, or related to a center.
Synonyms
central
Translations
of, at or related to center
Holländska - centraal
Finska - keski-,
keskusta-
Franska - central
Slovak: stredný, prostredný
Svenska - central
West_Frisian - sintraal|xs=West Frisian
Verb
To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
Translations
cause to occupy the center
Bulgarian: центрирам
Holländska - centreren
Finska - keskittää
Tyska - zenterieren,
ansammelnTyska - zentrieren
Hebrew - מרכז|tr=mirkéz
Portugisiska - centrar
Rumänska - centra
Slovak: dať_do_stredu
Spanska - centrar
Svenska - centrera
Walesiska - canoli
cause something to have a value midway between extremes
Bulgarian: центрирам
Finska - keskittää
Tyska - zenterieren,
ausmitteln
Spanska - mediar,
promediar
concentrate on
Bulgarian: съсредоточавам_се
Holländska - concentreren
Finska - keskittyä
Tyska - konzenterieren,
sammelnTyska - konzentrieren
Rumänska - concentra
Slovak: sústrediť_sa
Spanska - concentrarse en
Svenska - koncentrera
Related terms
central
Usage notes
The spelling
centre is standard in UK English. In Canada it is typical in proper names, e.g.
Toronto Centre for the Arts, but "center" is also commonly used otherwise, e.g.
shopping center,
center of town. Both spellings can be encountered even in the same text, e.g. in
NHL hockey where there are many Canadian and US teams, reference might be made to the "center" forward position and a "centre" where a game is played.
The indirect object of the intransitive verb is given the prepositions - in, - around. - At is primary used only in mathematical contexts.
Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary observes that - center around is objected to by some people on the grounds that it is illogical, but states that it is an idiom, and thus that such objections are irrelevant. It offers -
revolve around as an alternative to - center around for those who would avoid the idiom.
External links
Anagrams
centre#English|centre, Centre#English|Centre
recent#English|recent
tenrec#English|tenrec
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center (Swedish)
Noun
- centrum
- politics|lang=sv the political centre, parties and politicians in between the left and right wings
a centre; midplayer of a team
Declension
simple:center
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