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center

The correct spelling is center.

How to pronounce center

noun

IPA: /ˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Sen-ter

The correct spelling is center. The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference. For example: "shopping center, convention center, civic center, garment center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Rockefeller Center"

Usage Examples

shopping center, convention center, civic center, garment center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Rockefeller Center

the center of attention

He centered the heading of the document.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
  2. 2.The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
  3. 3.The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
  4. 4.The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
  5. 5.The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).

verb

  1. 1.To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
  2. 2.To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
  3. 3.To give (something) a central basis.
  4. 4.To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
  5. 5.To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.

adjective

  1. 1.Of, at, or related to a center.

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