English
Variant spelling
- centre (British). Center is the US spelling.
Noun
center (plural centers )
- (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
- (geometry) The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference of the circle.
- (geometry) The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the surface of the sphere.
- (geometry) The 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.
- A place where some function or activity occurs.
- shopping center
- convention center
- A topic that is particularly important in a given context.
- the center of the controversy
- the center of attention
- The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
Synonyms
- (point on a line midway between the ends): midpoint
- (point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates): centroid , center of gravity, center of mass
Translations
point on a line midway between the ends
- Finnish: keskipiste
- French: milieu m
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point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle
- Finnish: keskipiste
- French: centre m
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- Italian: centro m
- Swedish: mittpunkt
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point equidistant from all points on the surface of a sphere
- Finnish: keskipiste
- French: centre m
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- Italian: centro m
- Swedish: mittpunkt
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point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates
- French: centre de masse m
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place where a function or activity occurs
- Finnish: keskipiste
- French: centre m
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- Italian: centro m
- Swedish: mittpunkt
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topic of particular importance in a given context
basketball player who plays closest to the basket
The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the correct table(s) above. NOTE: The numbering is wrong.
- Finnish: keskipiste (1-5), keskus (6)
- Slovak: stred m
- Slovene: središče n (2,3,4,5,6) , sredina f (1), center m (8)
- Swedish: center (2,6,8), centrum (2,6), mitt (1-5), mittpunkt (1-5), kärna (7)�
Adjective
center (no comparative or superlative)
- Of, at, or related to a center.
Synonyms
Translations
- Slovak: stredný -á -é, prostredný -á -é
Transitive verb
to center (present participle centering, past tense and past participle centered)
- To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
- To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
- To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
Translations
cause to occupy the center
- Finnish: keskittää
- Slovak: dať do stredu
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cause something to have a value midway between extremes
concentrate on
- Finnish: keskittyä
- Slovak: sústrediť sa
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Related terms
- central
- centerpiece
- community center
- shopping center
