Definition of
centre is the dictionary form of centres Definition of centre
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

center nerve_centre nerve_center

Examples

"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"

2
[ noun ] (geography) a place where some particular activity is concentrated

Synonyms

center

Examples

"they received messages from several centers"

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[ noun ] a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

Synonyms

center midpoint

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[ noun ] an area that is approximately central within some larger region

Synonyms

center middle heart eye

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 ] focus one's attention on something

Synonyms

focus concentrate center rivet pore

Examples

"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

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[ verb ] move into the center

Synonyms

center

Examples

"That vase in the picture is not centered"

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[ noun ] (food) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

Synonyms

center

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[ noun ] a building dedicated to a particular activity

Synonyms

center

Examples

"they were raising money to build a new center for research"

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Rhymes with

centers' center's winter's bettors letters waiter's headwaters psalters teeter's bitters jitters peter's hindquarters headquarters booster's masters' boosters masters master's water's waters charter's hindquarters headquarters quarter's quarters quarters's

Phonetic and Homophones

S EH1 N T ER0 Z

Similar Spelling

centre centred Centers centare centrex centrist centrism Centaurea Centropus centriole center Cantres centralism centromere centrefold Centrosema centre_bit centrosome centralist centralise Centaur centric century centrum central centerline centrifuge centralize centered centroid Contreras centering center_on centurion centrally centrical

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