ETYM French centre, from Latin centrum, from round which a circle is described, Greek kentron center.
(Alternate spelling: centre).
1. A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure; SYN. centre, midpoint.
2. An area that is approximately central within some larger region; SYN. centre, middle, heart, eye.
3. The object upon which interest and attention focuses; SYN. center of attention.
4. A building dedicated to a particular activity; SYN. centre.
5. A place where some particular activity is concentrated; SYN. centre.
6. A position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game.
7. (Basketball) The person who plays center.
8. The middle of a military or naval formation.
9. (Football) The position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play.
10. (Ice hockey) The position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game.
11. A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; SYN. centre, nerve center, nerve centre.
12. Politically moderate persons; centrists. + prikaži više

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for center.

In photography, the distance that a lens must be moved in order to focus a sharp image on the light-sensitive film at the back of the camera. The lens is moved away from the film to focus the image of closer objects. The focusing distance is often marked on a scale around the lens; however, some cameras now have an automatic focusing (autofocus) mechanism that uses an electric motor to move the lens. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte.
(Homonym: hart).
1. The locus of feelings and intuitions; SYN. bosom.
2. The courage to carry on; SYN. mettle, nerve, spunk.
3. An inclination or tendency of a certain kind; SYN. spirit.
4. A playing card in the major suit of hearts.
5. A firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal).
6. A shape with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines. + prikaži više

1. A central area as a central land area (as northern Eurasia) having strategic advantages.
2. The central geographical region of the United States in which mainstream or traditional values predominate
3. A region where something (as an industry or activity) most strongly thrives

ETYM as. middel. Related to Middle.
1. An intermediate part or section.
2. The middle area of the human torso (usually in front); SYN. midriff, midsection.
3. Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period.

A point at or near the center or middle