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centre
[ sen-ter ]
centre
1/ ˈsɛntə /
noun
- geometry
- the midpoint of any line or figure, esp the point within a circle or sphere that is equidistant from any point on the circumference or surface
- the point within a body through which a specified force may be considered to act, such as the centre of gravity
- the point, axis, or pivot about which a body rotates
- a point, area, or part that is approximately in the middle of a larger area or volume
- a place at which some specified activity is concentrated
a shopping centre
- a person or thing that is a focus of interest
- a place of activity or influence
a centre of power
- a person, group, policy, or thing in the middle
- usually capital politics
- a political party or group favouring moderation, esp the moderate members of a legislative assembly
- ( as modifier )
a Centre-Left alliance
- physiol any part of the central nervous system that regulates a specific function
respiratory centre
- a bar with a conical point upon which a workpiece or part may be turned or ground
- a punch mark or small conical hole in a part to be drilled, which enables the point of the drill to be located accurately
- sport
- a player who plays in the middle of the forward line
- the act or an instance of passing the ball from a wing to the middle of the field, court, etc
- basketball
- the position of a player who jumps for the ball at the start of play
- the player in this position
- archery
- the ring around the bull's eye
- a shot that hits this ring
verb
- to move towards, mark, put, or be at a centre
- tr to focus or bring together
to centre one's thoughts
- introften foll byon to have as a main point of view or theme
the novel centred on crime
- tr to adjust or locate (a workpiece or part) using a centre
- intr; foll by on or round to have as a centre
- tr sport to pass (the ball) into the middle of the field or court
Centre
2noun
- the Centrethe sparsely inhabited central region of Australia
- sɑ̃trə a region of central France: generally low-lying; drained chiefly by the Rivers Loire, Loir, and Cher
Word History and Origins
Origin of centre1
Example Sentences
ORCs are too symmetrical, and we don’t see a cluster at their centre.
That is what our officers are looking at upstairs in the real time crime centre right now.
Across many of its centres in Hyderabad and Bangalore that look like spaceships from the inside, UrbanKisaan is growing crops, stacked one on top of another.
While the Narendra Modi government at the centre has increased excise duty on petrol and diesel, several state governments have raised the value-added tax they charge.
The new information centre has been added to the top of everyone’s Facebook feed.
We agreed on the Sheppard Centre shopping mall in north Toronto because it was convenient.
The position the Donetsk photograph published in Paris Match was taken is just before the red arrow in the centre of the map.
A Brit by birth, the eight-armed oracle was born in Weymouth, England, in 2008 at the Sea Life Centre.
An MSF centre elsewhere in Guinea was attacked in April by youths saying the charity brought Ebola into their country.
Thankfully, a watchdog group of unskewers at the Science Media Centre examined the actual facts.
His idea was that there would be ample time later to order a concentration on either wing or on the centre.
In the centre of the room is an oval table; some dozen men are sitting at it; as many more stand behind their chairs.
For example, there is a vast discussion afoot upon the questions that centre upon Property, its rights and its limitations.
The attack was commenced by the allies under Blucher upon the French centre, with a fury irresistible.
The main entrance is in the centre of the St. Martin's Lane front, and consists of a central roadway for carts and wagons, 15ft.
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