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Center

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1.NounThe point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounThe point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
3.NounThe middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges. The innermost point of the Earth, or the Earth itself, as the center or foundation of the Universe; the center or foundation of the Universe abstractly.
4.NounThe innermost point of the Earth, or the Earth itself, as the center or foundation of the Universe; the center or foundation of the Universe abstractly.
5.NounThe point on a line that is midway between the ends.
6.NounThe point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
"The centroid is one of the centres of a triangle"
7.NounA point on a triangle's plane that is in some sense in its middle.
"There are several centers of a triangle such as its circumcenter, incenter, orthocenter and centroid."
8.NounA place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.
"shopping center, convention center, civic center, garment center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Rockefeller Center"
9.NounThe ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties.
10.NounThe venue in which the head of government in a centralized state is situated.
11.NounA topic that is particularly important in a given context, the element in a subject of cognition, volition or discussion that is perceived as decisive.
"the center of the controversy; the center of attention"
12.NounA player in the middle of a playing area. The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket. The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs. The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play. A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles. A pass played into the centre of the pitch. One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre.
13.NounThe player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
14.NounThe forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
15.NounThe person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
16.NounA player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.
17.NounA pass played into the centre of the pitch.
18.NounOne of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre.
19.NounA certain mechanical implement functioning in the middle of a whole apparatus A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates.
20.NounA temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
21.NounOne of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves.
22.NounA conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
23.NounThe ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates.
24.NounThe set of those elements (of a given algebraic structure) that commute with every other element, usually denoted Z(G). In the case of (semi-)groups, it is required that they commute under the (semi-)group operation; in the case of rings and (Lie) algebras, under multiplication (i.e. the bracket for Lie algebras)
25.AdjectiveOf, at, or related to a center.
26.VerbTo cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
"He centered the heading of the document."
27.VerbTo cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
28.VerbTo give (something) a central basis.
29.VerbTo concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
"The plot centers on the life of a working-class family.; The discussion centered around the recent issues."
30.VerbTo form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
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