pluricentric

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English

Etymology

pluri- +‎ -centric

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌplʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/, /ˌplɔːɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/
    • (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˌpljʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌplʊɹəˈsɛntɹɪk/, /ˌplʊɹəˈsɛntɹək/

Adjective

pluricentric (comparative more pluricentric, superlative most pluricentric)

  1. Having more than one center; multicentric.
    • 1910, John George Adami with Albert George Nicholls, The Principles of Pathology, page 693:
      Tumors which appear to grow from a single focus are spoken of as unicentric. Some growths are clearly pluricentric, or multicentric.

Synonyms

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