cen·tre (s n t r)n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of center. |
centre US, center [ˈsɛntə]
n
1. (Mathematics) Geometry
a. the midpoint of any line or figure, esp the point within a circle or sphere that is equidistant from any point on the circumference or surface
b. the point within a body through which a specified force may be considered to act, such as the centre of gravity
2. (Physics / General Physics) the point, axis, or pivot about which a body rotates
3. a point, area, or part that is approximately in the middle of a larger area or volume
4. a place at which some specified activity is concentrated a shopping centre
5. a person or thing that is a focus of interest
6. a place of activity or influence a centre of power
7. a person, group, policy, or thing in the middle
8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (usually capital) Politics
a. a political party or group favouring moderation, esp the moderate members of a legislative assembly
b. (as modifier) a Centre-Left alliance
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol any part of the central nervous system that regulates a specific function respiratory centre
10. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a bar with a conical point upon which a workpiece or part may be turned or ground
11. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a punch mark or small conical hole in a part to be drilled, which enables the point of the drill to be located accurately
12. (General Sporting Terms) Sport
a. a player who plays in the middle of the forward line
b. the act or an instance of passing the ball from a wing to the middle of the field, court, etc.
13. (Team Sports / Basketball) Basketball
a. the position of a player who jumps for the ball at the start of play
b. the player in this position
14. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) Archery
a. the ring around the bull's eye
b. a shot that hits this ring
vb
1. to move towards, mark, put, or be at a centre
2. (tr) to focus or bring together to centre one's thoughts
3. (intr; often foll by on) to have as a main point of view or theme the novel centred on crime
4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to adjust or locate (a workpiece or part) using a centre
5. (intr; foll by on or round) to have as a centre
6. (tr) (General Sporting Terms) Sport to pass (the ball) into the middle of the field or court
[from Latin centrum the stationary point of a compass, from Greek kentron needle, from kentein to prick]
Centre
n
1. (Placename) the. the sparsely inhabited central region of Australia
2. (Placename (French)) a region of central France: generally low-lying; drained chiefly by the Rivers Loire, Loir, and Cher
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Centre - a low-lying region in central France France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe |
| 2. |  centre - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" center stage, centre stage - the central area on a theater stage storm center, storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered hub - a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area" inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) midstream - the middle of a stream | |
| 3. | centre - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure bight - the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) center of curvature, centre of curvature - the center of the circle of curvature bowels - the center of the Earth bull's eye, bull - the center of a target center of gravity, centre of gravity - the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass center of mass, centre of mass - point representing the mean position of the matter in a body core - the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core" navel point, navel - the center point or middle of something; "the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe" nombril - the center point on a shield point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" core - the central part of the Earth nucleus - the positively charged dense center of an atom nucleus - (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail | |
| 4. | centre - a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" place, property - any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House" nerve center, nerve centre - a center that provides information and control; "the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam" capital - a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product; "the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia" | |
| 5. | centre - the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar chocolate candy - candy made with chocolate | |
| 6. | centre - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, gist, kernel, nub, meat, sum, core, center, heart, marrow cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality haecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other quintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of something stuff - a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative" | |
| 7. | centre - the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" conversation piece - something interesting that stimulates conversation crosshairs - a center of interest; "the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs" cynosure - something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice" eye-catcher - a striking person or thing that attracts attention | |
| 8. | centre - a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system auditory center - the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve olfactory brain, rhinencephalon - a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior Broca's area, Broca's center, Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Broca - the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center - the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people superior colliculus - an essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortex inferior colliculus - an essential auditory center in the midbrain respiratory center - the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles | |
| 9. | centre - a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" burn center - a center where patients with severe burns can be treated call center, call centre - a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) civic center, community center - a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities conference center, conference house - a center where conferences can be conducted control center - the operational center for a group of related activities; "the general in command never left the control center" research center, research facility - a center where research is done service club - a recreational center for servicemen settlement house - a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services student center - a center for student activities at a college or university | |
| Verb | 1. | centre - move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" |
| 2. | centre - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" recall - cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh" think - focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin" zoom in - examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book" |
centre
noun
verb
focus, concentrate, cluster, revolve, converge Our efforts centre on helping patients to overcome illness. All his thoughts are centred on himself.
Translations
centre center (US) [ˈsentəʳ]
A. N
1. (= middle) → centro m; [of chocolate] → relleno m
in the centre → en el centro
the man at the centre of the controversy → el hombre sobre el que gira la polémica
in the centre → en el centro
the man at the centre of the controversy → el hombre sobre el que gira la polémica
2. (= focus) → centro m
the centre of attention → el centro de atención
the centre of attraction → el centro de atracción
a centre of intrigue → un centro de intrigas
the centre of attention → el centro de atención
the centre of attraction → el centro de atracción
a centre of intrigue → un centro de intrigas
4. (Pol) → centro m
5. (Sport) (= player, kick) → centro m
B. VT
3. (= concentrate) → concentrar (on en)
D. CPD centre court N (Tennis) → pista f central
centre forward N (Sport) → (delantero/a m/f) centro mf
centre of gravity N → centro m de gravedad
centre party N (Pol) → partido m centrista
centre spread N (Brit) (Press) → páginas fpl centrales
centre stage N (Theat) → centro m del escenario
to take centre stage → adquirir protagonismo, pasar a un primer plano
centre forward N (Sport) → (delantero/a m/f) centro mf
centre of gravity N → centro m de gravedad
centre party N (Pol) → partido m centrista
centre spread N (Brit) (Press) → páginas fpl centrales
centre stage N (Theat) → centro m del escenario
to take centre stage → adquirir protagonismo, pasar a un primer plano
centre center [ˈsɛntər] (US)
centre, (US) center
centre, (US) center:
n
(= chief place) → Zentrum nt
(= middle, Pol) → Mitte f; (of circle) → Mittelpunkt m; (= town centre) → Stadtmitte f; (= city centre) → Zentrum nt, → City f; centre of gravity → Schwerpunkt m; centre of attention or attraction → Hauptanziehungspunkt m, → Hauptattraktion f; (= person) → Mittelpunkt m → der Aufmerksamkeit; she always wants to be the centre of attraction → sie will immer im Mittelpunkt stehen; the man at the centre of the controversy → der Mann im Mittelpunkt der Kontroverse; left of centre (Pol) → links der Mitte; politician/party of the centre → Politiker(in) m(f) → /Partei f → der Mitte; the centre of the field (Sport) → das Mittelfeld; let’s go into the centre → komm, wir gehen in die Stadt!
vt
centre, (US) center:
centre bit
n (Tech) → Zentrumbohrer m
centreboard, (US) centerboard
n (Naut) → (Kiel)schwert nt
centre court, center court (US)
n (Tennis) → Centre- or Center-Court m
centrefold, (US) centerfold
n doppelseitiges Bild in der Mitte einer Zeitschrift (= girl) weibliches Aktmodell, dessen Foto auf den Mittelseiten einer Zeitschrift abgedruckt ist
centrefold girl, (US) centerfold girl
n weibliches Aktmodell, dessen Foto auf den Mittelseiten einer Zeitschrift abgedruckt ist
centre forward
n (Sport) → Mittelstürmer(in) m(f)
centre half
n (Sport) → Stopper(in) m(f)
centre line
n → Mittellinie f, → Mitte f
centrepiece, (US) centerpiece
n (on table) → Tafelaufsatz m; (fig) (of meeting, talks, treaty, statement) → Kernstück nt; (of novel, work) → Herzstück nt; (of show) → Hauptattraktion f; the centre of this week’s events was … → im Mittelpunkt des Geschehens dieser Woche stand …
centre center (Am) [ˈsɛntəʳ]
centre center (Am) [ˈsɛntəʳ]
2. vt
b. (concentrate) to centre (on) → concentrare (su)
their demands centred round pay → gran parte delle loro richieste riguardavano il salario
her plans centre on her child → i suoi progetti ruotano attorno al bambino
their demands centred round pay → gran parte delle loro richieste riguardavano il salario
her plans centre on her child → i suoi progetti ruotano attorno al bambino
3. vi → centrare
centre center (Am) [ˈsɛntəʳ]
2. vt
b. (concentrate) to centre (on) → concentrare (su)
their demands centred round pay → gran parte delle loro richieste riguardavano il salario
her plans centre on her child → i suoi progetti ruotano attorno al bambino
their demands centred round pay → gran parte delle loro richieste riguardavano il salario
her plans centre on her child → i suoi progetti ruotano attorno al bambino
3. vi → centrare
n centre [ˈsentə]
1 the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge the centre of a circle; the city centre. middelpunt, middel; sentrum نُقْطَةُ المَرْكِز среда střed, centrum midte; midtpunkt; centrum der Mittelpunkt κέντρο centro keskpunkt, keskus مرکز؛ کانون keskusta centre מֶרכַּז केन्द्र बिन्दु središte középpont titik pusat miðja; miðbær centro 中心 중앙 centras, vidurys centrs bahagian tengah middelpunt, centrum midte, midtpunkt, sentrum centrum centro centru центр stred, centrum središče centar centrum ศูนย์กลาง merkez 中心點 центр; середина مرکز ، درمیانہ حصہ trung tâm 中心点
2 a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre. sentrum مَرْكِز център středisko, centrum center; -center das Zentrum κέντρο centro keskus مجتمع؛ مرکز keskus centre מֶרכַּז अत्यन्त महत्वपूर्ण središte, sredina központ pusat miðstöð centro センター 중심 centras centrs pusat centrum senter centrum centro centru центр stredisko središče, center centar center ศูนย์เฉพาะกิจ merkez 中心 центр کسی مقصد کے لئے بنائی گئی مخصوص جگہ trung tâm 中心
3 the main point (of interest etc) the centre of attention. punt, middelpunt مَرْكِز، النُّقطَةُ المَرْكَزِيَّه център těžiště hoved-; center der Mittelpunkt επίκεντρο centro keskpunkt کانون keskipiste centre מֶרכַּז आकर्षण केन्द्र središte középpont pusat aðal-, megin- centro 中心 핵심 centras centrs tertumpu middelpunt midtpunkt, sentrum centrum, środek centro centru центр ťažisko središče središte medelpunkt, centrum ศูนย์รวมความสนใจ ilgi merkezi/odağı 重點 те, що в центрі уваги مرکز روجہ ، مرکزی جگہ điểm mấu chốt 重点
v
1 to place, or to be, at the centre. sentreer يَكونُ أو يَضَعُ في المَرْكِز поставям/стоя в центъра umístit, do centra, být v centru anbringe i midten; anbringe midt på; centrere in den Mittelpunkt stellen κεντράρω centrar keskpunkti asetama, keskpunktis olema در مرکز قرار دادن sijoittaa keskelle, olla keskipisteessä centrer לְמַרכַּז केन्द्र में इकट्ठा होना, केन्द्रीभूत होना centrirati középpontba állít berada di tengah setja/færa í miðju, leggja áherslu á centrare, essere al centro 中心におく 중심이 되다 padėti į vidurį, būti viduryje koncentrēt; centrēt di tengah-tengah in het midden plaatsen, zijn sentrere, sette i midten ześrodkować centralizar(-se) a centra помещать(ся) в центре umiestniť do centra; byť stredom biti v središču centrirati ställa (sätta) i mittpunkten, stå (sitta) i mittpunkten, centrera มุ่งความสนใจไปยัง ortalamak, ortaya yerleştirmek 把...放在中央，位於中央 розташовувати(ся) у центрі مرکز پہ رکھنا یا مرکز پہ ہونا đặt vào trung tâm 把...放在中部
2 (withon) to concentrate round Her plans always centre on her child. toegespits wees op يَتَرَكَّزُ في съсредоточавам (се) soustředit (se) na koncentrere; centrere konzentrieren επικεντρώνομαι centrarse (millegi, kellegi ümber) keerlema متمرکز شدن بر pyöriä jonkun ympärillä se concentrer (sur) לְהִתמַקֵד केन्द्रित होना biti usredotočen vmre összpontosul terpusat snúast um, accentrarsi 集中する (~에) 중심을 맞추다 suktis apie, koncentruotis koncentrēties tumpuan zich concentreren op samle seg om, konsentrere seg om, dreie seg om skupiać się centrar-se a se concentra (asupra) сосредоточивать(ся) sústrediť sa (na) osredotočiti se centrirati kretsa kring รวมอยู่ที่ etrafında toplanmak/ yoğunlaşmak 把心思集中在 концентрувати(ся), зосереджувати(ся) مرکوز ہونا tập trung 集中
centre → وسط střed center Zentrum κέντρο centro keskus centre središte centro 中心 중심 centrum sentrum centrum centro центр mitt ศูนย์กลาง merkez trung tâm 中心
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