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The correct spelling is centres.
How to pronounce centres
noun
IPA: /ˈsen.tə(ɹ)s/
Say it like: Sen-tre-s
The correct spelling is centres. 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.The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- 2.The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- 3.The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
- 4.The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
- 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.To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
- 2.To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
- 3.To give (something) a central basis.
- 4.To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
- 5.To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
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