center
//ˈsɛn.təː//
Forms
- Plural
- centers
- present (v1)
- center
- past (v2)
- centered
- past participle (v3)
- centered
- present participle
- centering
- 3rd person singular
- centers
Definitions
1.The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- 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.
2.The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
3.The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
4.The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
1.To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
2.To give (something) a central basis.
3.To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
- He centered the heading of the document.
1.Of, at, or related to a center.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #367
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der.
Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der.
Latin centrumder.
Middle French centrebor.
Middle English center
English center