ETYM Latin centralis, from centrum: cf. French central. Related to Center.
1. Centrally located and easy to reach.
2. Constituting a center or having controlling authority; where all the important decisions are made.
3. In or near a center or constituting a center.
4. Used in the description of a place that in the middle of another place.

Množina: central nerve trunks

Množina: centralisms

1. The state or condition of being central; the combination of several parts into one whole; centralization.
2. The system by which power is centralized, as in a government.

Množina: centralizations

ETYM Cf. French centralisation.
(Alternate spelling: centralisation).
Consolidation of power under central control; SYN. centralisation.
In business, a form of organization where decisionmaking for the whole business is taken by individuals or groups of people at the center of the business. This compares with “decentralization”, where decisionmaking is devolved throughout the whole business.