define center - Search
Open links in new tab
  1. Dictionary
    cen·ter
    [ˈsen(t)ər]
    noun
    centre (noun) · centres (plural noun) · center (noun) · centers (plural noun)
    1. the middle point of a circle or sphere, equidistant from every point on the circumference or surface.
      • a point or part that is equally distant from all sides, ends, or surfaces of something:
        "the center of the ceiling" · "the center of a vast territory"
      • a political party or group holding moderate opinions:
        "a new center party"
      • (in many sports) the middle player in a line or group:
        "many coaches instruct their center to charge viciously on all plays"
      • basketball
        the player who is positioned near the basket and is typically tallest on the team:
        "only 10 centers averaged more than 10 points per game last year"
      • a core, such as the filling in a piece of chocolate:
        "truffles with liqueur centers"
      • a pivot or axis of rotation:
        "the galactic rotation of the solar system around the galactic center"
      • baseball
        short for center field.
        "he flied out to center"
      • a conical adjustable support for a workpiece in a lathe or similar machine.
    2. the point from which an activity or process is directed, or on which it is focused:
      "the city was a center of discontent" · "two issues at the center of the healthcare debate"
      • the most important place in the respect specified:
        "Geneva was then the center of the international world"
    3. a place or group of buildings where a specified activity is concentrated:
      "a center for medical research" · "a shopping center"
    verb
    centre (verb) · centres (third person present) · centred (past tense) · centred (past participle) · centring (present participle) · center (verb) · centers (third person present) · centered (past tense) · centered (past participle) · centering (present participle)
    1. (be centered in)
      occur mainly in or around (a specified place):
      "the mercantile association was centered in northern Germany"
      • (center around/oncenter something around/on)
        have or cause to have (a specified concern or theme):
        "the case centers around the couple's adopted children" · "the plot centers on two young men" · "he is centering his discussion on an analysis of patterns of mortality"
    2. place in the middle:
      "to center the needle, turn the knob"
      • (in soccer, hockey, and other team games) kick, hit, or throw the ball from the side to the middle of the playing area:
        "he centered from a difficult position on the left"
      • american football
        pass (the ball) back from the ground to another player to begin a down; snap:
        "West Virginia's offense lined up to center the ball"
      • ice hockey
        play the central position in (a line of three forwards):
        "Derlago will center Leafs' No. 1 line with Vaive and Clark on wings"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin centrum, from Greek kentron ‘sharp point, stationary point of a pair of compasses’, related to kentein ‘to prick’.
    Translate center to
    No translation found.
    Similar and Opposite Words
     
    Kizdar net | Kizdar net | Кыздар Нет
  1. Center Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

     
  2. CENTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

  3. CENTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

  4. Center - definition of center by The Free Dictionary

  5. Center - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

  6. CENTER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

  7. People also ask
  8. CENTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

  9. Center Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

  10. centre | center - Oxford English Dictionary

  11. center definition | Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

  12. center noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and …

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word center in English. Find out the different meanings and examples of center as a noun, such as the middle point, the main part of a town, a place of activity, a political position, etc.

  13. Center Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

  14. center - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

  15. What does center mean? - Definitions.net

  16. What is a Captive Center? Definition & Meaning Explained

  17. What Is a Data Center? | IBM

  18. center noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...

  19. Nuremberg - Encyclopedia.com

  20. THE TOP 15 Things To Do in Bavaria (UPDATED 2024) - Viator

  21. Nuremberg - Wikipedia

  22. CENTER definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

  23. English translation of 'Nürnberg' - Collins Online Dictionary

  24. Some results have been removed