dead center

English

Alternative forms

• dead-center
• dead centre, dead-centre

Etymology

Originally a variant of earlier dead-point.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dead center (plural dead centers) (American spelling)

1. Synonym of dead point: the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod.
2. A nonrevolving center in a lathe.
3. (idiomatic) The exact center.
   • 1894, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill, the Dead-Center Shot

Synonyms

• (exact center): bullseye

Derived terms

• bottom dead center
• top dead center

Translations

position of the crank of a piston when it is in line with the connecting rod

• Czech: úvrať (cs) f
• Finnish: kuolokohta
• Romanian: punct mort (ro) n
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• Russian: мёртвая то́чка (ru) f (mjórtvaja tóčka)
• Turkish: ölü nokta (tr)

idiomatic: precise center

• Finnish: napakymppi (fi)
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References

• “dead-ˌcentre | dead-ˌcenter, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1894.

Anagrams

• dead centre