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centre
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,neuroscience,geography,food
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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" |
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[ noun ] (geography) a place where some particular activity is concentrated
Synonyms Examples "they received messages from several centers" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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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" |
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[ noun ] (geography) a low-lying region in central France
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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 ] (food) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
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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" |
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