centric

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek κεντρικός.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈsɛntɹɪk/

Adjective [edit]

centric (comparative more centric, superlative most centric)

  1. Being in the centre; central.
    • 1661, John Donne, "Elegie XVIII":
      So we her ayres contemplate, words and heart, / And virtues; but we love the Centrique part.
  2. (physics) Pertaining to a nerve centre.
  3. (of diatoms) Being a member of the class Centrales

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