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Meaning of 'center' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Center [ n.]
- A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place.
- The middle or central portion of anything.
- A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction.
- The earth.
- Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See Right, and Left.
- A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
- One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves.
- A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
2 . Center [ v. i.]
- Alt. of Centre
3 . Center [ v. t.]
- Alt. of Centre

Meaning of 'center' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . center [ n]
Meaning (1):
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
Example in sentence:
  • a good plaza should have a movie house;
  • they spent their weekends at the local malls
Meaning (2):
- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
Example in sentence:
  • he hit the ball to deep center
Meaning (3):
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
Example in sentence:
  • his stories made him the center of the party
Meaning (4):
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
Example in sentence:
  • in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
Meaning (5):
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
Example in sentence:
  • it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback
Meaning (6):
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
Example in sentence:
  • it is in the center of town;
  • they ran forward into the heart of the struggle;
  • they were in the eye of the storm
Meaning (7):
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
Example in sentence:
  • the center fumbled the handoff
Meaning (8):
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Example in sentence:
  • the gist of the prosecutor's argument;
  • the heart and soul of the Republican Party;
  • the nub of the story
Meaning (9):
- the middle of a military or naval formation
Example in sentence:
  • they had to reinforce the center
Meaning (10):
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
Example in sentence:
  • they received messages from several centers
Meaning (11):
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
Example in sentence:
  • they were raising money to build a new center for research
12 . center [ v]
Meaning (12):
- center upon
Example in sentence:
  • Her entire attention centered on her children;
  • Our day revolved around our work
Meaning (13):
- direct one's attention on something
Example in sentence:
  • Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Meaning (14):
- move into the center
Example in sentence:
  • That vase in the picture is not centered

Nearby Words:

cenanthy cenation cenatory cenobite cenobitic cenobitical cenobitism cenogamy cenotaph cenotaphy

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