centre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.2.2 Related terms 2.3 Anagrams 3 Spanish 3.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• (US) center

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέντρον (kentron).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɛntə/, SAMPA: /"sEnt@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈsɛntɚ/, SAMPA: /"sEnt@`/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɛntə(r)

[edit] Noun

centre (plural centres) (British, Canadian)

1. (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
2. (geometry) The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference of the circle.
3. (geometry) The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the surface of the sphere.
4. (geometry) 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 all points within the figure for a centre of volume).
5. A place where some function or activity occurs.

   shopping centre

   convention centre

6. A topic that is particularly important in a given context.

   the centre of the controversy

   the centre of attention

7. (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
8. (netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.
9. (ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
10. (Canadian Football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.

[edit] Synonyms

• (point on a line midway between the ends): midpoint
• (point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates): centroid, centre of gravity, centre of mass

[edit] Derived terms

• centre of attention
• centrepiece
• community centre
• shopping centre
• music centre

[edit] Related terms

• central

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to centre (third-person singular simple present centres, present participle centring, simple past and past participle centred)

1. (transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the centre of an area.
2. (transitive) To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
3. (transitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ceenrt
• center
• recent
• tenrec

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /sɑ̃tʁ/, SAMPA: /sA~tR/
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[edit] Noun

centre m. (plural: centres)

1. centre (British), center (US)

[edit] Derived terms

• Centre-Val-de-Loire
• centre-ville

[edit] Related terms

• centrafricain
• centrage
• central
• centraliser
• centrer
• centrifuge
• centripète
• centrisme
• centriste

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ceenrt
• créent
• récent

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Verb

centre (infinitive: centrar)

1. formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of centrar.
2. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of centrar.
3. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of centrar.
4. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of centrar.