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2 : the point about which an activity concentrates or from which something originates

3 : a region of concentrated population

4 : a middle part

5 often cap : political figures holding moderate views esp. between those of conservatives and liberals

6 : a player occupying a middle position (as in football or basketball)

Synonyms

[1] core, middle, midpoint, midst; also inside, interior

Antonyms

perimeter, periphery

[2] base, core, cynosure, eye, focus, heart, hub, mecca, nucleus, seat; also kernel, nub, pith; deep, thick; essence, quintessence, soul; attraction, lodestone, magnet

2center verb 1 : to place or fix at or around a center or central area

2 : to give a central focus or basis : CONCENTRATE

3 : to have a center : FOCUS

Synonyms

[1, 2] centralize, compact, concentrate, consolidate, unify, unite—more at CENTRALIZE

cen·ter·board noun : a retractable keel used esp. in sailboats

cen·ter·piece noun 1 : an object in a central position; especially : an adornment in the center of a table

2 : one that is of central importance or interest in a larger whole

cen·tes·i·mal adjective : marked by or relating to division into hundredths

cen·ti·grade adjective : relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometer scale on which the interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point <10° ~>

cen·ti·gram noun : a metric unit of measure equal to 1/100 gram

cen·ti·li·ter noun : a metric unit of measure equal to 1/100 liter

cen·ti·me·ter noun : a metric unit of measure equal to 1/100 meter

centimeter–gram–second adjective : of, relating to, or being a system of units based on the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time

cen·ti·pede noun [ORIGIN: L centipeda, fr. centum hundred + pes foot]

: any of a class of long flattened segmented arthropods with one pair of legs on each segment except the first which has a pair of poison fangs

1central adjective 1 : constituting a center

2 : belonging to the center as the most important part : PRINCIPAL

3 : situated at, in, or near the center

4 : centrally placed and superseding separate units <~ heating>

— cen·tral·ly adverb

Synonyms

arch, cardinal, chief, dominant, first, foremost, grand, key, main, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primary, principal, sovereign, supreme—more at FOREMOST

2central noun : a central controlling office

cen·tral·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to bring to a central point or under central control

— cen·tral·i·za·tion noun

— cen·tral·iz·er noun

Synonyms

center, compact, concentrate, consolidate, unify, unite; also coordinate, harmonize, integrate, orchestrate; blend, coalesce, combine, fuse, incorporate, merge; conjoin, join, link; assemble, collect, gather; reunify, reunite

Antonyms

decentralize, spread (out)

central nervous system noun : the part of the nervous system which integrates nervous function and activity and which in vertebrates consists of the brain and spinal cord

cen·trif·u·gal adjective [ORIGIN: NL centrifugus, fr. centr- center + L fugere to flee]

1 : proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis

2 : using or acting by centrifugal force

centrifugal force noun : the apparent force felt by an object moving in a curved path and acting outward from a center of rotation

cen·tri·fuge noun : a machine using centrifugal force (as for separating substances of different densities or for removing moisture)

cen·trip·e·tal adjective [ORIGIN: NL centripetus, fr. centr- center + L petere seek]

: proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis

centripetal force noun : the force needed to keep an object revolving about a point moving in a circular path

cen·trist noun 1 often cap : a member of a center party

2 : one who holds moderate views

cen·tu·ri·on noun : an officer commanding a Roman century

cen·tu·ry noun,