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[ noun ] an area that is approximately central within some larger region
Examples "it is in the center of town" "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle" "they were in the eye of the storm" Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)Every community , if it is alive has a spirit , and that spirit is the center of its unity and identity . (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)Obviously hydrophobic ( oleophilic ) substances such_as greases , oils , or particles having a greasy or oily surface are more at_home in the center of a micelle than in the aqueous phase . (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)The mixture was then extracted with alkali and with water following which the carbon_tetrachloride was distilled on a Vigreux column , a 25 % center cut being retained which was then degassed under vacuum in the presence of * * f . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)Thus , an enemy would probably use this weapon for attack on static population centers such_as large cities . (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)In contrast , 20 of the 21 lines in the Completion Profile ( excluding center 5 for boys and 4 for girls ) are bunched and extend over a much shorter period , approximately 30 months for boys and 40 months for girls . |
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[ verb ] center upon
Examples "Her entire attention centered on her children" "Our day revolved around our work" Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)The action centers about a group of outspoken and offbeat students sitting around a table in a cafeteria and their collective and ultimately fruitless search for a cup of hot coffee . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (baseball,geography) the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
Synonyms Examples "he hit the ball to deep center" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Rookie southpaw George_Stepanovich relieved Hyde at_the_start of the ninth and gave_up the A 's fifth tally on a walk to second_baseman Dick_Howser , a wild_pitch , and Frank_Cipriani 's single under Shortstop Jerry_Adair 's glove into center . The Orioles got a run in the first inning when Breeding , along with Robinson , the two Birds who got a pair of hits , doubled to right center , moved to third on Russ_Snyder 's single to right and crossed on Kunkel 's wild_pitch into the dirt in_front of the plate . Then Robinson slammed a long double to left center to score both runners . Lumpe worked a walk as the first batter to face Hyde and romped around as Siebern blasted Hyde 's next toss 415 feet over the scoreboard in right center . Breeding to Adair to Gentile , setting_up Tuttle 's 390 - foot homer over the wall in left center . |
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[ noun ] a building dedicated to a particular activity
Synonyms Examples "they were raising money to build a new center for research" Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)Wilson stressed the fact that clear as this was , they must have a better church , a more business-like conduct of the church organization , and an effort to get this religious center out_of its rut of wild worship into a modern church organization . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)Grabski 's shanty was beyond the bridge over the River_Bystrzyca near the rail center . |
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[ noun ] a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Used in print (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)The measured brightness temperature is a good approximation to the brightness temperature at the center of the lunar disk because of the narrow antenna beam and because the temperature distribution over the central portion of the moon 's disk is nearly uniform . (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)The x-ray data did not permit Douglass to determine uniquely the space group , but a negative test for piezoelectricity led him to assume a center of symmetry . However , the possible absence of a center of symmetry not_only moves the hydrogen_atom off **f , but also allows the oxygen atoms to become nonequivalent , with **f at **f and **f at **f ( space group **f ) , where **f represents the oxygens on one side of the **f layers and **f those on the other side . The only effect of lack of a center would then be to release the hydrogen_atoms to occupy general , rather_than special , positions along the [ 111 ] axis . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The nuclei of these fibers , as is shown in Figures 3 and 4 , showed remarkable proliferation and were closely approximated , forming a chain like structure at either the center or the periphery of the fiber . |
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[ verb ] focus one's attention on something
Synonyms Examples "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" Used in print (Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)Where there is comparison or contrast dominant stresses normally operate to center attention . |
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[ noun ] the object upon which interest and attention focuses
Synonyms Examples "his stories made him the center of the party" Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)A body_of_water is usually the center of interest at parks which attract the greatest picnic and camping use . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)He had become the center of the company , such stories he had to tell . Related terms object eye-catcher conversation_piece crosshairs cynosure focus_on |
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[ noun ] the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Examples : "the gist of the prosecutor's argument" "the heart and soul of the Republican Party" "the nub of the story" Used in print (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)These letters became the center of my existence . Related terms content stuff hypostasis haecceity bare_bones quintessence summate |
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,neuroscience) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
Synonyms Examples "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)As retinal images are conceded to be an integral function of the brain it seems logical to suppose that the nerves , between the inner brain and the eyes , carry the direct drive for cooperation from the various brain centers - rather_than to theorize on the transmission of an image which is already in required location . Hereby , the external object viewed by the eyes remains the thing that is seen , not the retinal image , the purpose of which would be to achieve perceptive cooperation by stirring sympathetic impulses in the other sensory centers , motor tensions , associated word symbols , and consciousness . (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)And so the authors conclude : `` The conduct of the patient in his every-day life and in his work , even more_than the foregoing facts [ mentioned above under 1 ] , leave positively no room for doubt that the sense_of_touch , in the ordinary sense of the word , was unaffected ; or , to put the same thing in physiological terms , that the performance capacity of the tactual apparatus , from the periphery up to the tactual centers in the brain , - that_is , from one end to the other - was unimpaired '' . |
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[ adjective ] equally distant from the extremes
Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)In the lower center rack an 8 - channel recorder indicates the percentage of carbon_dioxide and nitrogen from the upper and lower lobes of one lung , the total volume of inhalation per breath , the flow of air from both lobes , and the pressure of the two lobes with_respect_to each_other . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)In_addition , a special award was given to Bob_(_Bevo_) Nordmann , the 6 - foot - 10 center who missed much of the season because of a knee injury . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geography) a place where some particular activity is concentrated
Synonyms Examples "they received messages from several centers" Used in print (Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)By monitoring , we mean some system of control over the types of information sent from the various centers . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (politics,sociology) politically moderate persons; centrists
Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)Whereas Bultmann 's `` center '' position is structurally inconsistent and is therefore indefensible on formal grounds alone , the general position of the `` right '' , as represented , say , by Karl_Barth , involves the rejection or at_least qualification of the demand for demythologization and so is invalidated on the material grounds we have just considered . |
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[ noun ] (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
Synonyms Examples "the center fumbled the handoff" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Except for sophomore center Mike_Kelsey and fullback Mike_Rice , Meek expects the squad to be physically sound for Rice . |
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[ verb ] move into the center
Synonyms Examples "That vase in the picture is not centered" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
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[ noun ] (food) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
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[ noun ] (sport,american football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
Examples "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7769
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[ noun ] (business) mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
Synonyms Examples "a good plaza should have a movie house" "they spent their weekends at the local malls" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (sport,ice hockey) the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
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[ noun ] (sport,basketball) a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game
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