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Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : sen-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn tər



Definition of center

Origin :
  • late 14c., "middle point of a circle; point round which something revolves," from Old French centre (14c.), from Latin centrum "center," originally fixed point of the two points of a drafting compass, from Greek kentron "sharp point, goad, sting of a wasp," from kentein "stitch," from PIE root *kent- "to prick" (cf. Breton kentr "a spur," Welsh cethr "nail," Old High German hantag "sharp, pointed").
  • Figuratively from 1680s. Meaning "the middle of anything" attested from 1590s. Spelling with -re popularized in Britain by Johnson's dictionary (following Bailey's), though -er is older and was used by Shakespeare, Milton, and Pope. Center of gravity is recorded from 1650s. Center of attention is from 1868.
  • adj middle
  • noun middle point
  • noun point of attraction for visitors, shoppers, travelers
  • verb concentrate, draw together
Example sentences :
  • There was a certain careless calm about this that shook Andrew to his center again.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • There was a thud as his fist hit the rickety, squeaking table in the center of the room.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • It is the newspaper man's instinct to be in the center of the fray.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • The joint of the 20-foot pieces should be directly in the center of the 10-foot piece.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • On entering the hall, Ulysses saw the magic fountain in the center of it.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Still his bullets fell in the center of the crouching party.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • This basin was in the center of the atrium, the most important room in the house.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
  • They held the most uneven part of the center, where thickets and ravines were many.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The paper bags from which the mice had burst were still in the center of the floor.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • Sometimes they were near the densely wooded shore, sometimes in the center of the river.
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

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