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.

(Alternate spelling: epicentre).
The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake; SYN. epicentre.<br /> The point on the Earth’s surface immediately above the seismic focus of an earthquake. Most damage usually takes place at an earthquake’s epicenter. The term sometimes refers to a point directly above or below a nuclear explosion (“at ground zero”). + prikaži više

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for epicenter.

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for center.