pluricentral

English

Etymology

From pluri- +‎ central.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌplʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹəl/, /ˌplɔːɹɪˈsɛntɹəl/
  • (obsolete) IPA^(key): /ˌpljʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌplʊɹəˈsɛntɹəl/

Adjective

pluricentral (comparative more pluricentral, superlative most pluricentral)

1. Pluricentric; having more than one centre.
   • 1908, Medical Chronicle‎^[1], page 298:

     Tanberg remarks that histologists are now generally agreed that multiple primary carcinomas can develop from several primary centres ("pluricentral development")

   • 1950, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales‎^[2], page 261:

     Ludwig advanced the idea that growth in area of the skin is “quantitatively pluricentral”, each surface element increasing through reproduction of its own special cells.

   • 2012 December 6, Hector Sabelli, “The Co-Creation Hypothesis”, in Gillian Ragsdell, Jennifer Wilby, editors, Understanding Complexity‎^[3], Springer, →ISBN, page 26:

     This is consonant with clinical experience and suggests practical guidelines for family therapy and for social organization (e.g. marital equality, political opposition rather than consensus, pluricentral management […]

Synonyms

• pluricentric