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Center
Common
US spelling
noun
•
The
point
in the
interior
of a
circle
that is
equidistant
from all
points
on the
circumference
.
•
The
point
in the
interior
of a
sphere
that is
equidistant
from all
points
on the
circumference
.
•
The
middle
portion
of something; the part well
away
from the
edges
.
•
In Geometry:
The
point
on a
line
that is
midway
between the
ends
.
•
In Geometry:
The
point
in the
interior
of any
figure
of any number of
dimensions
that has as its
coordinates
the
arithmetic mean
of the
coordinates
of all
points
on the
perimeter
of the
figure
(or
of all
points
in the
interior
for a
center
of
volume
).
•
In Group theory:
The
subgroup
(respectively,
subring
),
denoted
Z(G), of those
element
s of a
given
group (respectively,
ring
)
G
that
commute
with every
element
of
G
.
•
A
place
where the
greater
part of some
function
or
activity
occurs
.
•
A
topic
that is
particularly
important in a
given
context
.
•
In Basketball & Sports:
A
player
in the middle of
the
playing
area
The
player
,
generally
the
tallest
, who
plays
closest
to the
basket
.
•
In Ice hockey & Sports:
A
player
in the middle of
the
playing
area
The forward that
generally
plays
between the
left wing
and
right wing
and
usually
takes
the
faceoffs
.
•
In Canadian football, Football (American) & Sports:
A
player
in the middle of
the
playing
area
The person who
holds
the
ball
at the
beginning
of each
play
.
•
In Netball:
A
player
who can go
all over
the
court
, except the
shooting circles
.
•
In Football (soccer):
A
pass
played
into the
centre
of the
pitch
.
•
In Rugby:
One of the
backs
operating
in a
central
area
of the
pitch
, either the
inside centre
or
outside centre
.
•
In Architecture:
A
temporary
structure
upon which the
materials
of a
vault
or
arch
are
supported
in
position
until the work becomes
self-supporting
.
•
In Engineering:
One of the two
conical
steel
pins
in a
lathe
, etc; upon which the work is
held
, and about which it
revolves
.
•
In Engineering:
A
conical
recess
or
indentation
in the end
of a
shaft
or other work, to
receive
the
point
of a
center
, on which the work can
turn
,
as in
a
lathe
.
•
In Politics:
The
ensemble
of
moderate
or
centrist
political parties
.
•
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
The
ring in
the
gambling
game
two-up
in which the
spinner
operates
.
verb
•
To
cause
(an
object
) to
occupy
the
center
of an
area
.
•
To
cause
(some
attribute
, such as a
mood
or
voltage
) to be
adjusted
to a value which is
midway
between the
extremes
.
•
To
give
(something) a
central
basis
.
•
To
concentrate
on (something), to
pay
close
attention
to (something).
•
In Engineering:
To form a
recess
or
indentation
for the
reception
of a
center
.
adj
•
Of, at, or
related
to a
center
.
name
•
A
surname
.
•
A
statutory
town
in
Rio Grande County
and
Saguache
County
,
Colorado
.
•
An
unincorporated
community
in
Jackson County
,
Georgia
.
•
An
unincorporated
community
in
Howard County
,
Indiana
.
•
An
unincorporated
community
in
Jay County
,
Indiana
.
•
An
unincorporated
community
in
Warrick County
,
Indiana
.
•
An
unincorporated
community
in
Metcalfe County
,
Kentucky
.
•
A
small
city
and
town
in
Missouri
.
•
A
village
, the
county seat
of
Knox County
,
Nebraska
.
•
A
small
city
, the
county seat
of
Oliver County
,
North Dakota
.
•
A
city
, the
county seat
of
Shelby County
,
Texas
.
•
An
unincorporated
community
in
Jefferson County
,
Washington
.
•
A
town
in
Outagamie County
,
Wisconsin
.
•
A
town
in
Rock County
,
Wisconsin
.
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