central
//ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l//
Forms
- Comparative
- more central
- Superlative
- most central
- Plural
- centrals
Definitions
1.Being in the centre.
- Egyption Thebes; / Tyre by the margin of the sounding waves; / Palmyra, central in the Desert, fell; / And the Arts died by which they had been raised.
- The network had no central ownership or controller; and it did only one thing – transfer data packets from one edge of the network to their destination at another edge.
2.Having or containing the centre of something.
3.Being very important, or key to something.
- Cleverley was a central figure as England took the lead inside three minutes. He saw his shot handled by Moldovan defender Simion Bulgaru and Lampard drilled home the penalty in trademark fashion.
4.Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs.
1.center
Frequency
Overall
Common· #922
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der.
Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der.
Latin centrum
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin centrālisbor.
English central