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cent

N 1/100 ของ หน่วยเงินตรา ใน หลาย ประเทศ  เหรียญ ที่ มีค่า หนึ่ง ใน ร้อย ของ หน่วยเงินตรา  penny 1/100 kong-nuai-ngen-tra-nai-lai-pra-thed

 

cental

N น้ำหนัก ร้อย ปอนด์ 

 

centare

N ตารางเมตร 

 

centaur

N มนุษย์ ใน เทพนิยาย กรีก ที่ มี ครึ่ง บน เป็น คน ส่วน ครึ่ง ล่าง เป็น ม้า  ma-nud-nai-teb-ni-yai-krik-ti-me-krueng-bon-pen-kon-suan-krueng-lang-pen-ma

 

centaurus

N กลุ่ม ดาว ระหว่าง  Vela กับ  Lupus

 

centaury

N พืช จำพวก ดอก เบญจมาศ  พืช จำพวก  Choloraperfoliata หรือ  Sabatia

 

centavo

N เหรียญ ที่ มีค่า หนึ่ง ใน ร้อย ของ หน่วย เงิน หลัก ในประเทศ ที่ พูด ภาษา สเปน และ โปรตุเกส  rian-ti-me-ka-nueng-nai-roi-kong-nuai-ngen-lak-nai-pra-thed-ti-phud-pha-sa-sa-pen-lae-pro-tu-ked

 

centenarian

N ผู้ ที่ มีอายุ ตั้งแต่ หนึ่ง ร้อย ปี ขึ้นไป  pu-ti-me-ar-yu-tang-tae-nueng-roi-pe-kuen-pai

 

centenary

ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ ศตวรรษ  ti-kiao-kab-sad-ta-wad

 

centenary

N การ ครบรอบ หนึ่ง ร้อย ปี  centennial century kan-krob-rob-nueng-roi-pe

 

centennial

ADJ ที่ ครบรอบ ร้อย ปี  ti-krob-rob-nueng-roi-pe

 

centennial

ADJ ที่ ยืนยาว หนึ่ง ร้อย ปี  ti-yuen-yaol-nueng-roi-pe

 

centennial

ADJ ที่เกิด ครั้ง เดียว ใน ร้อย ปี  ti-koed-krang-diao-nai-roi-pe

 

centennial

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ หนึ่ง ร้อย ปี  kiao-kab-nueng-roi-pe

 

centennial

N การ ครบรอบ หนึ่ง ร้อย ปี  centenary kan-krob-rob-nueng-roi-pe

 

center

ADJ กลาง  klang

 

center

N คน หรือ กลุ่ม ที่อยู่ ใน ตำแหน่ง ตรงกลาง  kon-rue-klum-ti-yu-nai-tam-naeng-trong-klang

 

center

N จุดสำคัญ  point jud-sam-khan

 

center

N ต้นเหตุ  ที่มา  ton-hed

 

center

N ผู้ เล่น ใน แดน กลาง  phu-len-nai-daen-klang

 

center

N ศูนย์กลาง  ใจกลาง  แกนกลาง  centre heart middle sun-klang

 

center

N ศูนย์การค้า  mall plaza shopping center sun-kan-ka

 

center

N ศูนย์รวม ความสนใจ  จุดสนใจ  center of attention focus of attention sun-ruam-kwam-son-jai

 

center

N ศูนย์รวม เซลล์ ประสาท  centre nerve center nerve centre sun-ruam-sel-pra-sad

 

center

N ศูนย์เฉพาะกิจ  เช่น  ศูนย์ ช่วยเหลือ ผู้ประสบภัย น้ำท่วม  sun-cha-phor-kid-chen-sun-chuai-luea-phu-pra-sob-pai-nam-tuam

 

center

N สถานที่ ที่ เป็น ศูนย์รวม  ศูนย์รวม  ใจกลาง  จุดรวม  จุดศูนย์รวม  ที่รวม  sa-tan-ti-ti-pen-sun-ruam

 

center

VT มุ่ง ความสนใจ ไป ยัง  concentrate focus mung-kwam-son-jai-pai-yang

 

center

VT อยู่ ตรงกลาง  อยู่ กึ่งกลาง  yu-trong-klang

 

center in

PHRV มี จุดสำคัญ อยู่ ที่  รวม อยู่ ที่  มุ่ง ไป ที่  centre in me-jud-sam-kan-yu-ti

 

center on

PHRV รวม อยู่ ที่  มุ่ง ไป ที่  centre on centre round centre upon ruam-yu-ti

 

center out

PHRV ระบุ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  เจาะจง  เลือก  centre out single out ra-bu

 

center round

PHRV รวม อยู่ ที่  มุ่ง ไป ที่  center on ruam-yu-ti

 

center upon

PHRV รวม อยู่ ที่  มุ่ง ไป ที่  center on ruam-yu-ti

 

centerfold

N รูป เปลือย ของ ชาย หรือ หญิง ที่อยู่ ตรงกลาง นิตยสาร  centrefold rub-plueai-kong-chai-rue-ying-ti-yu-trong-klang-nid-ta-ya-san

 

centerfold

N หน้า กระดาษ คู่ ที่อยู่ ตรงกลาง หนังสือ  centrefold nar-kra-dad-khu-ti-yu-trong-klang-nang-sue

 

centesimal

ADJ ที่อยู่ ใน ลำดับ ที่หนึ่ง ร้อย  hundredth 100th ti-yu-nai-lam-dab-ti-nueng-roi

 

centesimal

ADJ ที่ แบ่ง เป็นหนึ่ง ร้อย ส่วน  ti-baeng-pen-nueng-roi-suan

 

centesimo

N หนึ่ง ใน ร้อย ส่วน ของ เงิน  Lira balba escudo

 

centi-

PRF ร้อย  roi

 

centiare

N หนึ่ง ตารางเมตร 

 

centigrade

ADJ หน่วย วัดอุณ หภูมิ ความร้อน  เซนติเกรด  C celsius nuai-wad-un-ha-pum-kwam-ron

 

centigram

N เซนติกรัม  ั หน่วย วัด น้ำหนัก เท่ากับ  หนึ่ง ใน ร้อย ของ กรัม  centigramme sen-ti-kram

 

centigramme

N เซนติกรัม  หน่วย วัด น้ำหนัก เท่ากับ หนึ่ง ใน ร้อย กรัม  centigram sen-ti-kram

 

centiliter

N เซนติลิตร  หน่วย วัด เท่ากับ หนึ่ง ใน ร้อย ของ ลิตร  sen-ti-lid

 

centilitre

N เซนติลิตร  หน่วย วัด เท่ากับ หนึ่ง ใน ร้อย ของ ลิตร  sen-ti-lid

 

centime

N หน่วย เงิน ที่ มี จำนวน หนึ่ง ใน ร้อย ของ หน่วย เงิน พื้นฐาน  nuai-ngen-ti-me-jam-nuan-nueng-nai-roi-kong-nuai-ngen-pen-tan

 

centimeter

N เซนติเมตร  หน่วย วัด เท่ากับ หนึ่ง ใน ร้อย ของ เมตร  centimetre sen-ti-mad

 

centimetre

N เซนติเมตร  หน่วย วัด เท่ากับ หนึ่ง ใน ร้อย ของ เมตร  centimeter sen-ti-mad

 

centipede

N ตะขาบ  ta-kab

 

centner

N หน่วง น้ำหนัก  100 กิโลกรัม  หน่วย น้ำหนัก  50 กิโลกรัม ใน หลาย ประเทศ ของ ยุโรป 

 

cento

N บทประพันธ์ ของ ผลงาน ของ คนอื่น  สิ่ง ผสม จาก สิ่ง อื่น 

 

central

ADJ ซึ่ง อยู่ ตรงกลาง หรือ ใกล้ ตรงกลาง  sueng-yu-trong-klang-rue-klai-trong-klang

 

central

ADJ ที่ เป็น ศูนย์กลาง  ti-pen-sun-klang

 

central

ADJ สำคัญ  ที่ สำคัญ  chief main principle sam-kan

 

central

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ระบบประสาท ส่วนกลาง  kiao-kab-ra-bob-pra-sad-suan-klang

 

central

N จุดศูนย์รวม ของ การ เชื่อมต่อ สายโทรศัพท์  telephone exchange jud-sun-ruam-kong-kan-chueam-tor-sai-tol-ra-sab

 

central bank

N ธนาคาร แห่งชาติ  tha-na-kan-haeng-chad

 

central government

N รัฐบาล ของ ประเทศ  rad-ta-ban-kong-pra-thed

 

central heating

N ระบบ ทำ ความร้อน ให้ กับ อาคาร โดย การ ส่ง อากาศ หรือ น้ำร้อน ผ่าน ท่อ ใน อาคาร  ra-bob-tam-kwam-ron-hai-kab-ar-kan-doi-kan-song-ar-kad-rue-nam-ron-pan-thol-nai-ar-kan

 

central locking

N ระบบ การ ล็อค ประตู รถ ทุก บาน จาก จุด เดียว  ra-bob-kan-lok-pra-tu-rod-tuk-ban-chak-chud-dial

 

central nervous system

N ส่วนหนึ่ง ของ ระบบประสาท ใน ร่างกาย ที่ ประกอบด้วย สมอง และ เส้นประสาท รวม ที่ กระดูกสันหลัง  suan-nueng-kong-ra-bob-pra-sad-nai-rang-kai-ti-pra-kob-duai-sa-mong-lae-sen-pra-sad-ruam-ti-kra-duk-san-lang

 

central processing unit

N ซีพียู  CPU se-pe-yu

 

centralisation

N การ รวมอำนาจ มา อยู่ ส่วนกลาง  centralization kan-ruam-am-nad-ma-yu-suan-klang

 

centralise

VT รวมอำนาจ มา ศูนย์กลาง  ทำให้ มา รวม ที่ ศูนย์กลาง  centralize unify concentrate ruam-am-nad-ma-yu-suan-klang

 

centralism

N การปกครอง หรือ ควบคุม จาก ศูนย์กลาง  kan-pok-krong-rue-kuab-kum-jak-sun-klang

 

centralization

N การ รวมอำนาจ มา อยู่ ส่วนกลาง  centralisation kan-ruam-am-nad-ma-yu-suan-klang

 

centralize

VT รวมอำนาจ มา ศูนย์กลาง  ทำให้ มา รวม ที่ ศูนย์กลาง  centralise unify concentrate ruam-am-nad-ma-yu-suan-klang

 

centralnervoussystem

N ระบบประสาท ส่วนกลาง ซึ่ง ประกอบด้วย สมอง และ ไขสันหลัง 

 

centre

ADJ กลาง  klang

 

centre

N คน หรือ กลุ่ม ที่อยู่ ใน ตำแหน่ง ตรงกลาง  kon-rue-klum-ti-yu-nai-tam-naeng-trong-klang

 

centre

N จุดสำคัญ  point jud-sam-kan

 

centre

N ต้นเหตุ  ที่มา  ton-hed

 

centre

N ผู้ เล่น ใน แดน กลาง  phu-len-nai-daen-klang

 

centre

N ศูนย์กลาง  ใจกลาง  แกนกลาง  center heart middle suan-klang

 

centre

N ศูนย์การค้า  mall plaza shopping center sun-kan-ka

 

centre

N ศูนย์รวม ความสนใจ  จุดสนใจ  center of attention focus of attention sun-ruam-kwam-son-jai

 

centre

N ศูนย์รวม เซลล์ ประสาท  center nerve center nerve centre sun-ruam-sel-pra-sad

 

centre

N ศูนย์เฉพาะกิจ  เช่น  ศูนย์ ช่วยเหลือ ผู้ประสบภัย น้ำท่วม  sun-cha-phor-kid-chen-sun-chuai-luea-phu-pra-sob-pai-nam-tuam

 

centre

N สถานที่ ที่ เป็น ศูนย์รวม  ศูนย์รวม  ใจกลาง  จุดรวม  จุดศูนย์รวม  ที่รวม  sa-tan-ti-ti-pen-sun-ruam

 

centre

VT มุ่ง ความสนใจ ไป ยัง  concentrate focus mung-kwam-son-jai-pai-yang

 

centre

VT อยู่ ตรงกลาง  อยู่ กึ่งกลาง  yu-trong-klang

 

centre court

N สนามเทนนิส หลัก ใน การแข่งขัน วิมเบิลดัน (ซึ่ง มักจะ ใช้ เป็น สนาม แข่ง สำหรับ คู่แข่งขัน ที่ สำคัญ  sa-nam-ten-nid-lak-nai-kan-kaeng-kan-wim-boen-dan

 

centre in

PHRV มี จุดสำคัญ อยู่ ที่  รวม อยู่ ที่  มุ่ง ไป ที่  center in me-jud-sam-kan-yu-ti

 

centre of gravity

N จุดศูนย์ถ่วง  jud-sun-tuang

 

centre on

PHRV รวม อยู่ ที่  มุ่ง ไป ที่  center on center round center upon ruam-yu-ti

 

centre on

PHRV เกี่ยวข้องกับ  centre round centre upon kiao-kong-kab

 

centre out

PHRV ระบุ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  เจาะจง  เลือก  center out ra-bu

 

centre round

PHRV รวม อยู่ ที่  มุ่ง ไป ที่  centre on ruam-yu-ti

 

centre round

PHRV เกี่ยวข้องกับ  centre on kiao-kong-kab

 

centre upon

PHRV รวม อยู่ ที่  มุ่ง ไป ที่  centre on ruam-yu-ti

 

centre upon

PHRV เกี่ยวข้องกับ  centre round kiao-kong-kab

 

centrefold

N รูป เปลือย ของ ชาย หรือ หญิง ที่อยู่ ตรงกลาง นิตยสาร  centerfold rub-plueai-kong-chai-rue-ying-ti-yu-trong-klang-nid-ta-ya-san

 

centrefold

N หน้า กระดาษ คู่ ที่อยู่ ตรงกลาง หนังสือ  centerfold nar-kra-dad-khu-ti-yu-trong-klang-nang-sue

 

centric

ADJ อยู่ ตรง ศูนย์กลาง  centrical yu-trong-sun-klang

 

centrifugal

ADJ ซึ่ง เคลื่อนที่ หนี ศูนย์กลาง  outward eccentric centripetal sueng-klean-ti-ne-sun-klang

 

centrifugation

N การ หมุนเวียน ให้ ส่วน ที่ หนัก กว่า นอนก้น 

 

centrifuge

N เครื่อง หมุน แยก วัตถุ โดย ที่ แรงเหวี่ยง จะ ทำให้ วัตถุ ที่ หนัก กว่า ออกมา อยู่ ด้านนอก  kreang-mun-yaek-wad-tu-doi-ti-raeng-wiang-ja-tam-hai-wad-tu-ti-nak-kwa-ook-ma-yu-dan-nok

 

centring

N การ กำหนด จุดศูนย์กลาง 

 

centriole

N เม็ด เล็กๆ ใน  Centrosome ของ เซลล์ 

 

centripetal

ADJ ที่ เคลื่อนที่ เข้าหา จุดศูนย์กลาง  centrifugal ti-kluean-ti-kaol-ha-jud-sun-klang

 

centrist

N ผู้ ที่ มี ความคิด ทางการเมือง เป็นกลาง  moderate moderationist phu-ti-me-khwam-khid-thang-kan-mueang-pen-klang

 

centroid

N ใจกลาง ของ วัตถุ หรือ สสาร  จุด ที่ อาจ ถือเป็น จุดศูนย์กลาง ของ รูป มิติ เดียว หรือ สอง มิติ 

 

centrosome

N ส่วน เล็กๆ ของ โปร โต ปลาส ซึม  ของ เซลล์ แบบ  Mitosis

 

centrosphere

N โปร โต ปลาส ซึม รอบ  Centrosome ของ เซลล์  ส่วน ภายใน ของ โลก 

 

centrum

N ร่างกาย ของ สัตว์ ที่ มี กระดูกสันหลัง  ศูนย์กลาง 

 

centum

N หนึ่ง ร้อย  nueng-roi

 

centurial

A เกี่ยวกับ ศตวรรษ 

 

centurion

N ผู้บังคับการ ทางทหาร ที่ ควบคุม ทหาร หนึ่ง ร้อย นาย  pu-bang-kab-kan-tang-ta-han-ti-khuab-khum-ta-han-nueng-roi-nai

 

century

N 100 ดอล ล่า ร์ (คำ สแลง  100 don-la

 

century

N จำนวน หนึ่ง ร้อย  jam-nuan-nueng-roi

 

century

N ศตวรรษ  centenary 100 years era sad-ta-wad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CENT

n. 1. A hundred. In commerce, per cent, denotes a certain rate by the hundred; as, ten per cent. Is ten in the hundred, whether profit or loss. This rate is called percentage.
2. In the United States of America, a copper coin whose value is the hundredth part of a dollar.

 

CENTAGE

n.Rate by the cent or hundred.

 

CENTAUR

n. 1. In mythology, a fabulous being, supposed to be half man and half horse. It has been supposed that this fancied monster originated among the Lapithae, a tribe in Thessaly, who first invented the art of breaking horses. But the origin of the fable and of the name is doubtful.
2. Part of a southern constellation, in form of a centaur, usually joined with the wolf, containing thirty-five stars; the archer.

 

CENTAURLIKE

a.Having the appearance of a centaur.

 

CENTAURY

n.The name of a plant, and a genus of plants, of numerous species. The lesser centaury is a species of Gentiana. Centaury bears the popular names of knapweed, bluebottle, sultan, and star-thistle.

 

CENTENARY

n.The number of a hundred; as a centenary of years.

 

CENTENARY

a.Relating to a hundred; consisting of a hundred.

 

CENTENNIAL

a. 1. Consisting of a hundred yeas, or completing that term.
2. Pertaining to a hundred years.
3. Happening every hundred years.

 

CENTER

n. 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure or body; the middle point or place.
2. The middle or central object. In an army, the body of troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. In a fleet, the division between the van and rear of the line of battle, and between the weather division and lee, in the order of sailing.
3. A single body or house.
These institutions collected all authority into one center, kings, nobles and people.
Center of gravity, in mechanics, the point about which all the parts of a body exactly balance each other.
Center o motion, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it.

 

CENTER

v.t. 1. To place on a center; to fix on a central point.
2. To collect to a point.
Thy joys are centered all in me alone.

 

CENTER

v.i. 1. To be collected to a point.
Our hopes must center on ourselves alone.
2. To be collected to a point; to rest on.
3. To be placed in the middle.

 

CENTERED

pp. Collected to a point or center; fixed on a central point.

 

CENTERING

ppr. Placing on the center; collecting to a point.

 

CENTESIMAL

a.The hundredth. As a noun, the next step of progression after decimal in the arithmetic of fractions.

 

CENTESIMATION

n.A military punishment, for desertion, mutiny or the like, where one person in a hundred is selected for execution.

 

CENTESM

n.The hundredth part of an integer or thing.

 

CENTIFOLIOUS

a.Having a hundred leaves.

 

CENTIGRADE

a.Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts; as a centigrade thermometer.

 

CENTIGRAM

n.In French Measure, the hundredth part of a gram. [see Gram. ]

 

CENTILITER

n.The hundredth part of a liter, a little more than 6-1 of a cubic inch.

 

CENTIMETER

n.In French measure, the hundredth part of a meter, rather more than 39 -1 of an inch. English measure.

 

CENTINODY

n.Knotgrass.

 

CENTIPED

n.An insect having a hundred feet, but the term is applied to insects that have many feet, though not a hundred. Insects of this kind are called generically Scolopendra. In warm climates, some of them grow to the length of six inches or more, and their bite is poisonous.

 

CENTIPEE

for centiped.

 

CENTNER

n.In metallurgy and assaying, a docimastic hundred; a weight divisible first into a hundred parts, and then into smaller parts. The metallurgists use a weight divided into a hundred equal parts, each one pound; the whole they call a centner; the pound is divided into thirty-two parts or half ounces; the half ounce into two quarters, and each of these into two drams. But the assayers use different weights. With them a centner is one dram, to which the other parts are proportioned.

 

CENTO

n.A composition formed by verses or passages from other authors, disposed in a new order.

 

CENTRAL

a.Relating to the center; placed in the center or middle; containing the center, or pertaining to the parts near the center. Central forces, in mechanics, the powers which cause a moving body to tend towards or recede from the center of motion.

 

CENTRALITY

n.The state of being central.

 

CENTRALLY

adv. With regard to the center; in a central manner.

 

CENTRIC

a.Placed in the center or middle.

 

CENTRICALLY

adv. In a central position.

 

CENTRICALNESS

n.Situation in the center.

 

CENTRIFUGAL

a.Tending to recede from the center. The centrifugal force of a body, is that force by which all bodies moving round another body in a curve, tend to fly off from the axis of their motion, in a tangent to the periphery of the curve.

 

CENTRIPETAL

a.Tending towards the center. Centripetal force is that force which draws or impels a body towards some point as a center; as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system. [Note: The common accentuation of centrifugal and centripetal is artificial and harsh. The accent on the first and third syllables, as in circumpolar, would be natural and easy. ]

 

CENTUMVIR

n.One of a hundred and five judges, in ancient Rome, appointed to decide common causes among the people.

 

CENTUMVIRAL

a.Pertaining to the centumvirs.

 

CENTUPLE

a.A hundred fold.

 

CENTUPLE

v.t.To multiply a hundred fold.

 

CENTUPLICATE

v.t.To make a hundred fold.

 

CENTURIAL

a.Relating to a century, or a hundred years; as a chanterelle sermon. When the third chanterelle jubilee of New-England shall come, who of us will then be living to participate he general joy?

 

CENTURIATE

v.t.To divide into hundreds.

 

CENTURIATORS, CENTURIST

n.A historian who distinguishes time into centuries; as in the Universal Church History of Magdeburg.

 

CENTURION

n.Among the Romans, a military officer who commanded a hundred men, a century or company of infantry, answering to the captain in modern armies.

 

CENTURY

n. 1. In a general sense, a hundred; any thing consisting of a hundred parts.
2. A division of the Roman people for the purpose of electing magistrates and enacting laws, the people voting by centuries; also, a company consisting of a hundred men.
3. A period of a hundred years. This is the most common signification of the word; and as we begin our modern computation of time from the incarnation of Christ, the word is generally applied to some term of a hundred years subsequent to that event; as the fist or second century, or the tenth century. If we intend to apply the word to a different era, we use an explanatory adjunct; as the third century before the Christian era, or after the reign of Cyrus.
4. The Centuries of Magdeburg, a title given to an ecclesiastical history, arranged in 13 centuries, compiled by a great number of Protestants at Magdeburg.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CENT

Cent, n. Etym: [F. cent hundred, L. centum. See Hundred. ]

 

1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.

 

2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.

 

3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 1 points won the game. Nares.

 

CENTAGE

CENTAGE Cent "age, n.

 

Defn: Rate by the hundred; percentage.

 

CENTAL

Cen "tal, n. Etym: [L. centum a hundred. ]

 

Defn: A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois; -- called in many parts of the United States a Hundredweight.

 

CENTAL

CENTAL Cen "tal, n.

 

Defn: Relating to a hundred. Cental system, the method of buying and selling by the cental, or hundredweight.

 

CENTARE

Cen "tare `, n. Etym: [F. centiare; centi- (L. centum ) + -are. ]

 

Defn: A measure of area, the hundredth part of an are; one square meter, or about 1

 

CENTAUR

Cen "taur, n. Etym: [L. centaurus, Gr.

 

1. (Class. Myth. )

 

Defn: A fabulous being, represented as half man and half horse.

 

2. (Astron.)

 

Defn: A constellation in the southern heavens between Hydra and the Southern Cross.

 

CENTAUREA

Cen `tau *re "a, n. Etym: [NL. See Centaury. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus ) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa ).

 

CENTAUROMACHY

CENTAUROMACHY Cen `tau *rom "a *chy, n. [Gr. ; centaur + battle. ] (Ancient Art )

 

Defn: A fight in which centaurs take part, -- a common theme for relief sculpture, as in the Parthenon metopes.

 

CENTAURY

Cen "tau *ry, n. Etym: [L. centaureum and centauria, Gr. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Erytheræa Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea.

 

CENTENARIAN

CENTENARIAN Cen `te *na "ri *an, a.

 

Defn: Of or relating to a hundred years. -- n.

 

Defn: A person a hundred years old.

 

CENTENARY

Cen "te *na *ry, a. Etym: [L. centenarius, fr. centum a hundred. ]

 

1. Relating to, or consisting of, a hundred.

 

2. Occurring once in every hundred years; centennial. "Centenary solemnities." Fuller.

 

CENTENARY

Cen "te *na *ry, n.; pl. Centenaries (.

 

1. The aggregate of a hundred single things; specifically, a century. "Every centenary of years. " Hakewill.

 

2. A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred a hudred years before.

 

CENTENNIAL

Cen *ten "ni *al, a. Etym: [L. centum a hundred + annus year. ]

 

1. Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before; as, a centennial ode.

 

2. Happening once in a hundred years; as, centennial jubilee; a centennial celebration.

 

3. Lasting or aged a hundred years. Thet opened through long lines Of sacred ilex and centennial pines. Longfellow.

 

CENTENNIAL

CENTENNIAL Cen *ten "ni *al, n.

 

Defn: The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a centenary. [U. S.]

 

CENTENNIALLY

CENTENNIALLY Cen *ten "ni *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Once in a hundred years.

 

CENTENNIAL STATE

CENTENNIAL STATE Centennial State.

 

Defn: Colorado; -- a nickname alluding to the fact that it was admitted to the Union in the centennial year, 1876.

 

CENTER

Cen "ter, n. Etym: [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr.

 

1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place.

 

2. The middle or central portion of anything.

 

3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction.

 

4. The earth. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France ) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See Right, and Left.

 

6. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position util the work becomes self-supporting.

 

7. (Mech. ) (a ) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc. , upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b ) 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.

 

Note: In a lathe the live center is in the spindle of the head stock; the dead center is on the tail stock. Planer centers are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. Center of an army, the body or troops ossupying the place in the line between the wings. -- Center of a curve or surface (Geom.) (a ) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b ) The fixed point of reference in polar coördinates. See Coördinates. -- Center of curvature of a curve (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See Circle. -- Center of a fleet, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. -- Center of gravity (Mech. ), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. -- Center of gyration (Mech. ), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically ) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardaton. -- Center of inertia (Mech. ), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. -- Center of motion, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. -- Center of oscillation, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. -- Center of percussion, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. -- Center of pressure (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid.

 

CENTER; CENTRE

Cen "ter, Cen "tre v. i. [imp. & p. p. Centered or Centred (; p. pr. &vb. n. Centering or Centring. ]

 

1. To be placed in a center; to be central.

 

2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. Dryden.

 

CENTER; CENTRE

CENTER; CENTRE Cen "ter, Cen "tre, v. t.

 

1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point. Milton.

 

2. To collect to a point; to concentrate. Thy joys are centered all in me alome. Prior.

 

3. (Mech. )

 

Defn: To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.

 

CENTERBIT; CENTREBIT

CENTERBIT; CENTREBIT Cen "ter *bit `, Cen "tre *bit `, n.

 

Defn: An instrument turning on a center, for boring holes. See Bit, n., 3.

 

CENTERBOARD; CENTREBOARD

CENTERBOARD; CENTREBOARD Cen "ter *board `, Cen "tre *board, , n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States

 

CENTERFIRE CARTRIDGE

CENTERFIRE CARTRIDGE Cen "ter *fire ` car "tridge.

 

Defn: See under Cartridge.

 

CENTERING

CENTERING Cen "ter *ing, n. (Arch. )

 

Defn: Same as Center, n., 6. [Written also centring. ]

 

CENTERPIECE; CENTREPIECE

CENTERPIECE; CENTREPIECE Cen "ter *piece `, Cen "tre *piece `, n.

 

Defn: An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc. ; a central article or figure.

 

CENTESIMAL

Cen *tes "i *mal, a. Etym: [L. centesimus the hundredth, fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centésimal.]

 

Defn: Hundredth. -- n.

 

Defn: A hundredth part. The neglect of a few centesimals. Arbuthnot.

 

CENTESIMATION

Cen *tes `i *ma "tion, n. Etym: [L. centesimore to take out or select every hudredth, fr. centesimus hundredth. ] (Mil. )

 

Defn: The infliction of the death penalty upon one person in every hundred, as in cases of mutiny.

 

CENTESIMO

Cen *tes "i *mo, n.; pl. -mi. Etym: [It. & Sp. ]

 

Defn: A copper coin of Italy and Spain equivalent to a centime.

 

CENTESM

Cen "tesm, n. Etym: [L. centesima.]

 

Defn: Hundredth.

 

CENTIARE

Cen "ti *are `, n. Etym: [F. See Centare. ]

 

Defn: See centare.

 

CENTICIPITOUS

Cen `ti *cip "i *tous, a. Etym: [L. centiceps, -cipitis; centum a hunder + caput head. ]

 

Defn: Hundred-headed.

 

CENTIFIDOUS

Cen *tif "i *dous, a. Etym: [L. centifidus; centum + findere to split. ]

 

Defn: Divided into a hundred parts.

 

CENTIFOLIOUS

Cen `ti *fo "li *ous, a. Etym: [L. centifolius; centum + folium leaf. ]

 

Defn: Having a hundred leaves.

 

CENTIGRADE

Cen "ti *grade, a. Etym: [L. centum a hundred + gradus degree: cf. F.centigrade. ]

 

Defn: Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts. Spesifically: of or pertaining the centigrade thermometer; as, 1 ° centigrade (or 1 ° C.). Centigrade thermometer, a thermometer having the zero or at the point indicating the freezing state of water, and the distance between that and the point indicating the boiling state of water divided into one hundred degrees. It is called also the Celsius thermometer, from Anders Celsius, the originator of this scale.

 

CENTIGRAM; CENTIGRAMME

Cen "ti *gram, Cen "ti *gramme, n. Etym: [F. centigramme; centi- (L.centum ) + gramme. See Gram. ]

 

Defn: The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to. 15432 of a grain. See Gram.

 

CENTILITER; CENTILITRE

Cen "ti *li `ter, Cen "ti *li `tre, n. Etym: [F. centilitre; centi (L.centum ) + litre. See Liter. ]

 

Defn: The hundredth part of a liter; a measure of volume or capacity equal to a little more than six tenths (.61 2 ) of a cubic inch, or one third (.338 ) of a fluid ounce.

 

CENTILOQUY

Cen *til "o *quy, n. Etym: [L. centum hundred + logui to speak. ]

 

Defn: A work divided into a hundred parts. [R.] Burton.

 

CENTIME

Cen `time ", n. Etym: [F., fr. L. centesimus. See Centesimal. ] (F.Coinage )

 

Defn: The hundredth part of a franc; a small French copper coin and money of account.

 

CENTIMETER; CENTIMETRE

Cen "ti *me `ter, Cen "ti *me `tre, n. Etym: [F. centimètre; centi- (L.centum ) + mètre. See Meter. ]

 

Defn: The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (.3937 ) of an inch. See Meter.

 

CENTINEL

CENTINEL Cen "ti *nel, n.

 

Defn: Sentinel. [Obs. ] Sackville.

 

CENTINODY

Cen *tin "o *dy, n. Etym: [L. centum a hundred + nodus knot: cf. F.centinode.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A weed with a sterm of many joints (Illecebrum verticillatum ); also, the Polygonum aviculare or knotgrass.

 

CENTIPED

Cen "ti *ped, n. Etym: [L. centipeda; centum a hundred + pes, pedis,foot: cf. F. centipède.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order Chilopoda, found in tropical climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of feet. [Written also centipede (

 

CENTISTERE

Cen "ti *stere, n. Etym: [F. centistère; centi- (l. centum ) + stère.]

 

Defn: The hundredth part of a stere, equal to. 353 cubic feet.

 

CENTNER

Cent "ner, n. Etym: [Cf. G. centner a hundred-weight, fr. L.centenarius of a hundred, fr. centum a hundred. ]

 

1. (Metal. & Assaying )

 

Defn: A weight divisible first into a hundred parts, and then into smaller parts.

 

Note: The metallurgists use a weight divided into a hundred equal parts, each one pound; the whole they call a centner: the pound is divided into thirty-two parts, or half ounces; the half ounce into two quarters; and each of these into two drams. But the assayers use different weights. With them a centner is one dram, to which the other parts are proportioned.

 

2. The commercial hundredweight in several of the continental countries, varying in different places from 1 to about 112 pounds.

 

CENTO

Cen "to, n.; pl. Centos. Etym: [L. cento a garment of several pieces sewed together, patchwork, a poem made up of various verses of another poem. ]

 

Defn: A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order.

 

CENTONISM

CENTONISM Cen "to *nism, n.

 

Defn: The composition of a cento; the act or practice of composing a cento or centos.

 

CENTRAL

Cen "tral, a. Etym: [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F. central. See Center. ]

 

Defn: Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points. Central force (Math. ), a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center. -- Center sun (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body about which Mädler supposed the solar system together with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess characteristics of the position of such a body.

 

CENTRAL; CENTRALE

Cen "tral, Cen *tra "le, n. Etym: [NL. centrale, fr. L. centralis.](Anat. )

 

Defn: The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular.

 

CENTRALISM

CENTRALISM Cen "tral *ism, n.

 

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.

 

CENTRALITY

Cen *tral "i *ty, n.; pl. Centralities (.

 

Defn: The state of being central; tendency towards a center. Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence equal to the centrifugence. R. W. Emerson.

 

CENTRALIZATION

Cen `tral *i *za "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. centralisation. ]

 

Defn: The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power in the general government; the centralization of commerce in a city.

 

CENTRALIZE

Cen "tral *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Centralized; p. pr. & vb. n.Centralizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. centraliser. ]

 

Defn: To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control. [To ] centralize the power of government. Bancroft.

 

CENTRALLY

CENTRALLY Cen "tral *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a central manner or situation.

 

CENTRE

CENTRE Cen "tre, n. & v.

 

Defn: See Center.

 

CENTRIC; CENTRICAL

CENTRIC; CENTRICAL Cen "tric, Cen "tric *al, a.

 

Defn: Placed in the center or middle; central. At York or some other centrical place. Sir W. Scott. -- Cen "tric *al *ly, adv. -- Cen "tric *al *ness, n.

 

CENTRICITY

CENTRICITY Cen *tric "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being centric; centricalness.

 

CENTRIFUGAL

Cen *trif "u *gal, a. Etym: [L. centrum center + fugere to flee. ]

 

1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.

 

2. (Bot. ) (a ) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster. (b ) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos. Centrifugal force (Mech. ), a force whose direction is from a center.

 

Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a force must act on the body to keep it in the circle without change of velocity. The direction of this force is towards the center of the circle. If this force is applied by means of a string to the body, the string will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the other end of the string, this tension will appear to be directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency to move away from the center of the circle which it is describing. Hence this latter force is often called centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the body being directed towards the center of the circle is called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely the different aspects of the same stress. Clerk Maxwell. Centrifugal impression (Physiol.), an impression (motor ) sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles by which motion is produced. -- Centrifugal machine, A machine for expelling water or other fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling table. -- Centrifugal pump, a machine in which water or other fluid is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case. Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this kind.

 

CENTRIFUGAL

CENTRIFUGAL Cen *trif "u *gal, n.

 

Defn: A centrifugal machine.

 

CENTRIFUGAL FILTER

CENTRIFUGAL FILTER Cen *trif "u *gal fil "ter.

 

Defn: A filter, as for sugar, in which a cylinder with a porous or foraminous periphery is rapidly rotated so as to drive off liquid by centrifugal action.

 

CENTRIFUGENCE

CENTRIFUGENCE Cen *trif "u *gence, n.

 

Defn: The property or quality of being centrifugal. R. W. Emerson.

 

CENTRING

CENTRING Cen "tring, n.

 

Defn: See Centring.

 

CENTRIPETAL

Cen *trip "e *tal, a. Etym: [L. centrum center + peter to more toward. ]

 

1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center.

 

2. (Bot. ) (a ) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit. (b ) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos.

 

3. Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone. R. Owen. Centripetal force (Mech. ), a force whose direction is towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system, See Centrifugal force, under Centrifugal. -- Centripetal impression (Physiol.), an impression (sensory ) transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the body inwards, to the central organ.

 

CENTRIPETENCE

CENTRIPETENCE Cen *trip "e *tence, n.

 

Defn: Centripetency.

 

CENTRIPETENCY

CENTRIPETENCY Cen *trip "e *ten *cy, n.

 

Defn: Tendency toward the center.

 

CENTRISCOID

Cen *tris "coid, a. Etym: [NL. Centriscus (r. Gr. -oid.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Allied to, or resembling, the genus Centriscus, of which the bellows fish is an example.

 

CENTROBARIC

Cen `tro *bar "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (

 

Defn: Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of finding it. Centrobaric method (Math. ), a process invented for the purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis, depending upon the principle that every figure formed by the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has for measure the product of the line or surface by the length of the path of its center of gravity; -- sometimes called theorem of Pappus, also, incorrectly, Guldinus's properties. See Barycentric calculus, under Calculus.

 

CENTRODE

CENTRODE Cen "trode, n. (Kinematics )

 

Defn: In two figures having relative motion, one of the two curves which are the loci of the instantaneous center.

 

CENTROID

Cen "troid, n. Etym: [L. centrum + -oid.]

 

Defn: The center of mass, inertia, or gravity of a body or system of bodies.

 

CENTROLECITHAL

Cen `tro *lec "i *thal, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Having the food yolk placed at the center of the ovum, segmentation being either regular or unequal. Balfour.

 

CENTROLINEAD

CENTROLINEAD Cen `tro *lin "e *ad, n.

 

Defn: An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a center.

 

CENTROLINEAL

Cen `tro *lin "e *al, a. Etym: [L. centrum + linea line. ]

 

Defn: Converging to a center; -- applied to lines drawn so as to meet in a point or center.

 

CENTROSOME

Cen "tro *some `, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)

 

Defn: A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cell division is organized.

 

CENTROSPHERE

CENTROSPHERE Cen "tro *sphere, n. [Gr. centre + sphere. ]

 

1. (Geol.)

 

Defn: The nucleus or central part of the earth, forming most of its mass; -- disting. from lithosphere, hydrosphere, etc.

 

2. (Biol.) The central mass of an aster from which the rays extend and within which the centrosome lies when present; the attraction sphere. The name has been used both as excluding and including the centrosome, and also to designate a modified mass of protoplasm about a centrosome whether aster rays are developed or not.

 

CENTROSTALTIC

Cen `tro *stal "tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: A term applied to the action of nerve force in the spinal center. Marshall Hall.

 

CENTRUM

Cen "trum, n.; pl. E. Centrums, L. Centra. Etym: [L., center. ] (Anat. )

 

Defn: The body, or axis, of a vertebra. See Vertebra.

 

CENTRY

CENTRY Cen "try, n.

 

Defn: See Sentry. [Obs. ] Gray.

 

CENTUMVIR

Cen *tum "vir, n.; pl. Centumviri. Etym: [L., fr. centum hundred + Vir man. ] (Rom. Hist. )

 

Defn: One of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the empire the court was increased to 18 , and met usually in four sections.

 

CENTUMVIRAL

Cen *tum "vi *ral, a. Etym: [L. centumvitalis.]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the centumviri, or to a centumvir.

 

CENTUMVIRATE

Cen *tum "vi *rate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. centumvirat.]

 

Defn: The office of a centumvir, or of the centumviri.

 

CENTUPLE

Cen "tu *ple, a. Etym: [L. centuplex; centum + plicare to fold; cf. F.centuple. ]

 

Defn: Hundredfold.

 

CENTUPLE

CENTUPLE Cen "tu *ple, v. t.

 

Defn: To increase a hundredfold.

 

CENTUPLICATE

Cen *tu "pli *cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Centuplicated; p. pr. & vb. n.Centuplicating.] Etym: [L. centuplicare. See Centuple, a.]

 

Defn: To make a hundredfold; to repeat a hundred times. [R.] Howell.

 

CENTURIAL

Cen *tu "ri *al, a. Etym: [L. See Century. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a century; as, a centurial sermon. [R.]

 

CENTURIATE

Cen *tu "ri *ate, a. Etym: [L. centuriatus, p. p. of centuriare to divide (men ) into centuries.]

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or divided into, centuries or hundreds. [R.] Holland.

 

CENTURIATE

Cen *tu "ri *ate, v. t. Etym: [See century. ]

 

Defn: To divide into hundreds. [Obs. ]

 

CENTURIATOR; CENTURIST

Cen *tu "ri *a `tor, Cen "tu *rist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. centuriateur.]

 

Defn: An historian who distinguishes time by centuries, esp. one of those who wrote the "Magdeburg Centuries." See under Century. [R.]

 

CENTURION

Cen *tu "ri *on, n. Etym: [L. centurio, fr. centuria; cf. F. centurion. See Century. ] (Rom. Hist. )

 

Defn: A military officer who commanded a minor division of the Roman army; a captain of a century. A centurion of the hand called the Italian band. Acts x. 1.

 

CENTURY

Cen "tu *ry, n.; pl. Centuries. Etym: [L. centuria (in senses 1 & 3 ),fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See Cent. ]

 

1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a hundred things. [Archaic. ] And on it said a century of prayers. Shak.

 

2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place over two centuries ago.

 

Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive years (as, a century of temperance work ), usually signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting of a period of one hundred years ending with the hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first century (a. d. 1-1 inclusive ); the seventh century (a.d. 6 1-7 ); the eighteenth century (a.d. 17 1-18 ). With words or phrases connecting it with some other system of chronology it is used of similar division of those eras; as, the first century of Rome (A.U.C. 1-1 ).

 

3. (Rom. Antiq.) (a ) A division of the Roman people formed according to their property, for the purpose of voting for civil officers. (b ) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion. Century plant (Bot. ), the Agave Americana, formerly supposed to flower but once in a century; - - hence the name. See Agave. -- The Magdeburg Centuries, an ecclesiastical history of the first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes, compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at Magdeburg.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cent

cent |sent sɛnt | noun 1 a monetary unit of the US, Canada, and various other countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or other decimal currency unit. informal a small sum of money: she saved every cent possible. [ in sing. with negative ] informal used for emphasis to denote any money at all: he hadn't yet earned a cent. 2 Music one hundredth of a half step. PHRASES one's two cents ’ worth informal one's unsolicited opinion. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense a hundred ): from French cent, Italian cento, or Latin centum hundred.

 

cent.

cent. abbreviation centigrade. century.

 

centas

cen tas |ˈsenˌtäs ˈsɛntɑs | noun ( pl. same ) a monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to one hundredth of a litas. ORIGIN Lithuanian.

 

centaur

cen taur |ˈsenˌtôr ˈsɛnˌtɔ (ə )r | noun Greek Mythology a creature with the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek kentauros, the Greek name for a Thessalonian tribe of expert horsemen; of unknown ultimate origin.

 

centaurea

cen tau re a |senˈtôrēə sɛnˈtɔriə | noun a plant of a Eurasian genus that includes the cornflower and knapweed. Several kinds are cultivated for their bright flowers. [Genus Centaurea, family Compositae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin based on Greek kentauros centaur (see centaury ).

 

Centaurus

Cen tau rus |senˈtôrəs sɛnˈtɔrəs |Astronomy a large southern constellation (the Centaur ). It lies in the Milky Way and contains the stars Alpha and Proxima Centauri. (as genitive Centauri |senˈtôrē |) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Lambda Centauri. ORIGIN Latin.

 

centaury

cen tau ry |ˈsenˌtôrē ˈsɛntəri | noun ( pl. centauries ) a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the gentian family, typically having pink petals atop long calyx tubes. [Centaurium and related genera, family Gentianaceae: many species, including the wild C. pulchellum and the cultivated ornamental C. scilloides. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin centaurea, based on Greek kentauros centaur (because its medicinal properties were said to have been discovered by the centaur Chiron ).

 

centavo

cen ta vo |senˈtävō sɛnˈtɑvoʊ | noun ( pl. centavos ) a monetary unit of Mexico, Brazil, and certain other countries (including Portugal until the introduction of the euro ), equal to one hundredth of the basic unit. ORIGIN Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin centum a hundred.

 

CENTCOM

CENTCOM |ˈsentkɑːm |(also CentCom ) abbreviation the unified armed forces command organization that oversees US military operations in the Middle East. ORIGIN acronym from Central Command .

 

centenarian

cen te nar i an |ˌsentnˈe (ə )rēən ˌsɛntəˈnɛriən | noun a person who is one hundred or more years old.

 

centenary

cen ten ar y |senˈtenərē, ˈsentnˌerē sɛnˈtɛnəri |chiefly Brit. noun ( pl. centenaries ) the hundredth anniversary of a significant event; a centennial. adjective of or relating to a hundredth anniversary; centennial. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a century ): from Latin centenarius containing a hundred, based on Latin centum a hundred.

 

Centennial

Cen ten ni al |senˈtenēəl sɛnˈtɛniəl | a city in north-central Colorado, governed by home rule; pop. 99,680 (est. 2008 ).

 

centennial

cen ten ni al |senˈtenēəl sɛnˈtɛniəl | adjective of or relating to a hundredth anniversary: centennial celebrations. noun a hundredth anniversary: the museum's centennial. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin centum a hundred, on the pattern of biennial .

 

Centennial State

Cen ten ni al State a nickname for the state of Colorado.

 

center

cen ter |ˈsentər ˈsɛntər |(Brit. centre ) noun 1 the middle point of a circle or sphere, equidistant from every point on the circumference or surface. a point or part that is equally distant from all sides, ends, or surfaces of something; the middle: the center of the ceiling | the center of a vast territory. a pivot or axis of rotation: the galactic rotation of the solar system around the galactic center. a political party or group holding moderate opinions. Sports the middle player in a line or group in many games: Terry played center on the basketball team. Baseball short for center field: he flied out to center. a core, such as the filling in a piece of chocolate: truffles with liqueur centers. a conical adjustable support for a workpiece in a lathe or similar machine. 2 the point from which an activity or process is directed, or on which it is focused: the city was a center of discontent | two issues at the center of the health-care debate. the most important place in the respect specified: Geneva was then the center of the international world. 3 a place or group of buildings where a specified activity is concentrated: a center for medical research | a shopping center. verb 1 [ no obj. ] (center around /on or center something around /on ) have or cause to have something as (a major concern or theme ): the case centers around the couple's adopted children | the plot centers on two young men | [ with obj. ] : he is centering his discussion on an analysis of patterns of mortality. (be centered in ) (of an activity ) occur mainly in or around (a specified place ): the mercantile association was centered in northern Germany. 2 [ with obj. ] place in the middle: to center the needle, turn the knob. Football pass the ball back from the ground to another player to begin a down; snap. DERIVATIVES cen ter most |-ˌmōst |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English centre, from Old French, or from Latin centrum, from Greek kentron sharp point, stationary point of a pair of compasses, related to kentein to prick. usage: The construction center around (as opposed to center on, or revolve around ) has been denounced as incorrect and illogical since it first appeared in the mid 19th century. Although the phrase is common, it defies geometry by confusing the orbit with the fixed point: the earth revolves around (or its revolution centers on ) the sun. A careful writer will use a precise expression, such as centers on, revolves around, concerns, or involves.

 

center back

cen ter back noun Sports a player in the middle of the back line in some sports, such as volleyball.

 

center bit

cen ter bit noun a tool for boring cylindrical holes.

 

centerboard

cen ter board |ˈsentərˌbôrd ˈsɛntərbɔrd | noun a pivoted board that can be lowered through the keel of a sailboat to reduce sideways movement. Compare with daggerboard.

 

centered

cen tered |ˈsentərd ˈsɛntərd |(Brit. centred ) adjective 1 placed or situated in the center. 2 [ in combination ] having the specified subject as the focal element: a computer-centered industry. 3 (of a person ) well balanced and confident or serene. 4 [ in combination ] having a center or filling of a specified type: a soft-centered chocolate. DERIVATIVES cen tered ness noun

 

center field

cen ter field (also centerfield ) noun Baseball the central part of the outfield, behind second base: a single to center field. the position of an outfielder in this area: Amaro played some center field when Dykstra went on the disabled list. DERIVATIVES cen ter field er noun

 

centerfire

cen ter fire |ˈsentərˌfīr ˈsɛntərfaɪər | adjective [ attrib. ] (of a gun cartridge ) having the primer in the center of the base. (of a gun ) using such cartridges. noun a gun using such a cartridge.

 

centerfold

cen ter fold |ˈsentərˌfōld ˈsɛntərfoʊld | noun the two middle pages of a magazine, typically taken up by a single illustration or feature. an illustration on such pages, typically a picture of a naked or scantily clad model.

 

center forward

cen ter for ward noun Sports an attacker who plays in the middle of the field.

 

center halfback

cen ter half back noun Sports another term for center back.

 

centering

cen ter ing |ˈsentəriNG ˈsɛntərɪŋ | noun Architecture framing used to support an arch or dome while it is under construction.

 

centerline

cen ter line |ˈsentərˌlīn ˈsɛntərlaɪn |(also center line ) noun a real or imaginary line through the center of something, esp. one following an axis of symmetry. a painted line running down the middle of a road, dividing traffic traveling in opposite directions.

 

center of attention

cen ter of at ten tion noun a person or thing that draws general attention.

 

center of attraction

cen ter of at trac tion noun 1 Physics the point to which bodies tend by gravity. 2 another term for center of attention.

 

center of buoyancy

cen ter of buoy an cy noun Physics the centroid of the immersed part of a ship or other floating body.

 

center of curvature

cen ter of cur va ture noun Mathematics the center of a circle that passes through a curve at a given point and has the same tangent and curvature at that point.

 

center of gravity

cen ter of grav i ty noun a point from which the weight of a body or system may be considered to act. In uniform gravity it is the same as the center of mass.

 

center of mass

cen ter of mass noun a point representing the mean position of the matter in a body or system.

 

centerpiece

cen ter piece |ˈsentərˌpēs ˈsɛntərpis | noun a decorative piece or display placed in the middle of a dining or serving table. an item or issue intended to be a focus of attention: the tower is the centerpiece of the park.

 

center punch

cen ter punch noun a tool with a conical point for making an indentation in an object, to allow a drill to make a hole at the same spot without slipping.

 

center spread

cen ter spread noun the two facing middle pages of a newspaper or magazine.

 

center stage

cen ter stage noun [ in sing. ] the center of a stage. the most prominent position: oil remains at center stage, with demands for expanded drilling. adverb at or toward the middle of a stage: at the play's opening she stands center stage. in or toward a prominent position: Asian countries have moved center stage for world business.

 

center-weighted metering

cen ter-weight ed me ter ing noun Photography a mode of automatic light metering in a camera that compensates for differences in the brightness of the central and peripheral portions of the image.

 

centesimal

cen tes i mal |senˈtesəməl sɛnˈtɛsəməl | adjective of or relating to division into hundredths. DERIVATIVES cen tes i mal ly adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin centesimus hundredth, from centum a hundred.

 

centesimo

cen tes i mo |senˈtesəˌmō, CHenˈtez -sɛnˈtɛsəˌmoʊ | noun ( pl. centesimos or centesimi |-mē | ) a monetary unit of Italy until the introduction of the euro, worth one hundredth of a lira (used only in calculations ). ORIGIN Italian.

 

centésimo

cen si mo |senˈtesəˌmō sɛnˈtɛsəmoʊ | noun ( pl. centésimos ) a monetary unit of Uruguay and Panama, equal to one hundredth of a peso in Uruguay and one hundredth of a balboa in Panama. ORIGIN Spanish.

 

centi-

centi- |ˈsentɪ -| comb. form used commonly in units of measurement. 1 one hundredth: centiliter. 2 hundred: centigrade | centipede. ORIGIN from Latin centum hundred.

 

centigrade

cen ti grade |ˈsentəˌgrād ˈsɛn (t )əˌɡreɪd | adjective [ postpositive when used with a numeral ] another term for Celsius. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, from Latin centum a hundred + gradus step. usage: See usage at Celsius .

 

centigram

cen ti gram |ˈsentəˌgram ˈsɛn (t )əˌɡræm |(abbr.: cg ) noun a metric unit of mass, equal to one hundredth of a gram.

 

centiliter

cen ti li ter |ˈsentəˌlētər ˈsɛntəlidər |(Brit. centilitre ) (abbr.: cl ) noun a metric unit of capacity, equal to one hundredth of a liter.

 

centime

cen time |ˈsänˌtēm, ˈsent- ˈsɑntim | noun a monetary unit of Switzerland and certain other countries (including France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the introduction of the euro ), equal to one hundredth of a franc or other decimal currency unit. ORIGIN French, from Latin centesimus hundredth, from centum a hundred.

 

centimeter

cen ti me ter |ˈsentəˌmētər, ˈsän -ˈsɛntəmidər |(Brit. centimetre ) (abbr.: cm ) noun a metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter.

 

centimeter-gram-second system

cen ti me ter-gram-sec ond sys tem noun a system of measurement using the centimeter, the gram, and the second as basic units of length, mass, and time.

 

centimo

cen ti mo |ˈsentəmō ˈsɛntəmoʊ | noun ( pl. centimos ) a monetary unit of Spain (until the introduction of the euro ) and a number of Latin American countries, equal to one hundredth of the basic unit. ORIGIN Spanish.

 

centimorgan

centimorgan |ˈsɛntɪˌmɔːg (ə )n |(also centiMorgan ) noun Genetics a map unit used to express the distance between two gene loci on a chromosome. A spacing of one centimorgan indicates a one per cent chance that two genes will be separated by crossing over. ORIGIN mid 20th cent.: from centi- (denoting a factor of one hundredth ) + the name of T. H. Morgan (see Morgan, Thomas Hunt ).

 

centipede

cen ti pede |ˈsentəˌpēd ˈsɛn (t )əˌpid | noun a predatory myriapod invertebrate with a flattened elongated body composed of many segments. Most segments bear a single pair of legs. [Class Chilopoda: several orders. ] ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French centipède or Latin centipeda, from centum a hundred + pes, ped- foot.

 

cento

cen to |ˈsentō ˈsɛntoʊ | noun ( pl. centos ) rare a literary work made up of quotations from other works. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: Latin, patchwork garment, the original sense in English.

 

centra

cen tra |ˈsentrə ˈsɛntrə | a plural form of centrum.

 

central

cen tral |ˈsentrəl ˈsɛntrəl | adjective 1 of, at, or forming the center: the station has a central courtyard. accessible from a variety of places: coaches met at a central location. Phonetics (of a vowel ) articulated in the center of the mouth. 2 of the greatest importance; principal or essential: his preoccupation with American history is central to his work | the rising crime rate remained the central campaign issue. [ attrib. ] (of a group or organization ) having controlling power over a country or another organization: central government | the central office. noun informal a place with a high concentration of a specified type of person or thing: you're in workaholic central here. DERIVATIVES cen tral i ty |senˈtralətē |noun, cen tral ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin centralis, from centrum (see center ).

 

Central African Republic

Cen tral Af ri can Re pub lic |sentrəlæfrɪkənˈrɪpʌblɪk | a country in central Africa; pop. 4,511,500 (est. 2009 ); capital, Bangui; languages, French (official ) and Sango. Former name (until 1958 ) Ubanghi Shari. Formerly a French colony, it became a republic within the French Community in 1958 and a fully independent state in 1960. Some stability was achieved when a civilian government was elected in 1993.

 

Central America

Cen tral A mer i ca |ˌsɛntrəl əˈmɛrəkə | the southernmost part of North America that links the continent to South America and consists of the countries of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. DERIVATIVES Cen tral A mer i can adjective & noun

 

central bank

cen tral bank |ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk | noun a national bank that provides financial and banking services for its country's government and commercial banking system, as well as implementing the government's monetary policy and issuing currency.

 

central casting

cen tral cast ing noun an agency or department that supplies actors for minor, usually stereotypical or generic film roles: figurative : Lynch is a mild, methodical guy, a bureaucrat from central casting . a couple of hammy doctors straight from central casting . ORIGIN 1920s: from the name of the organization Central Casting Corporation.

 

central city

cen tral cit y noun a heavily populated city at the center of a large metropolitan area.

 

Central Command

Cen tral Com mand (abbr.: Centcom ) a military strike force consisting of units from the US Army, Air Force, and Navy, established in 1979 (as the Rapid Deployment Force ) to operate in the Middle East and North Africa.

 

Central European Time

Central European Time (abbrev.: CET ) the standard time based on the mean solar time at the meridian 15 ° E, used in central and western continental Europe. It is one hour ahead of GMT.

 

central heating

cen tral heat ing |ˈˌsɛntrəl ˈhidɪŋ | noun a system for warming a building by heating water or air in one place and circulating it through pipes and radiators or vents.

 

Central Intelligence Agency

Cen tral In tel li gence A gen cy |ˌsɛntrəl ɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi |(abbr.: CIA ) a US federal agency responsible for coordinating government intelligence activities.

 

centralism

cen tral ism |ˈsentrəˌlizəm ˈsɛntrəˌlɪzəm | noun a system that centralizes, esp. an administration. DERIVATIVES cen tral ist noun & adjective

 

centralize

cen tral ize |ˈsentrəˌlīz ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz | verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. centralized ) concentrate (control of an activity or organization ) under a single authority: a vast superstructure of centralized control. bring (activities ) together in one place: the ultimate goal is to centralize boxing under one umbrella. DERIVATIVES cen tral i za tion |ˌsentrələˈzāSHən |noun

 

central locking

cen tral lock ing |ˈsɛntrəl lɑkɪŋ | noun a locking system in a motor vehicle that enables the locks of all doors to be operated simultaneously by a single person.

 

central nervous system

cen tral nerv ous sys tem |ˈsɛntrəl ˈnərvəs ˈsɪstɪm | noun Anatomy the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord.

 

Central Park

Cen tral Park |sentrəlˈpɑːk | a large public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City.

 

Central Powers

Cen tral Pow ers the alliance of Germany, Austria Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria during World War I. the alliance of Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy between 1882 and 1914.

 

central processing unit

cen tral proc ess ing u nit |ˈsɛntrəl prəˈsɛsɪŋ ˈjunət |(also central processor ) (abbr.: CPU ) noun Computing the part of a computer in which operations are controlled and executed.

 

central reservation

cen |tral res ¦er |va ¦tion noun Brit. the strip of land between the carriageways of a motorway or other major road.

 

central tendency

cen |tral ten |dency noun Statistics the tendency for the values of a random variable to cluster round its mean, mode, or median.

 

Central time

Cen tral time |ˈsɛntrəl taɪm | the standard time in a zone that includes the central states of the US and parts of central Canada, specifically. [( Central Standard Time abbr.: CST ) standard time based on the mean solar time at longitude 90 ° W, six hours behind GMT. ( Central Daylight Time abbr.: CDT ) Central time during daylight saving, five hours behind GMT. ]

 

Central Valley

Cen tral Val ley a lowland in central California that is drained in the north by the Sacramento River and also is called the Sacramento Valley. In the south, it is called the San Joaquin Valley.

 

centre

cen tre |ˈsentər | noun British spelling of center.

 

Centre

Centre |ˈsɒ̃tr (ə ), French sɑ̃tʀ | a region of central France, including the cities of Orleans, Tours, and Chartres.

 

centrepin

centre |pin noun a relatively simple type of fishing reel with the line winding directly on to a revolving spool.

 

centrex

cen trex |ˈsenˌtreks ˈsɛntrɛks |( trademark Centrex ) noun a telephone service in which a group of phone lines can be joined by part of the local exchange acting as a private exchange. ORIGIN late 20th cent.: blend of central and exchange .

 

centric

cen tric |ˈsentrik ˈsɛntrɪk | adjective 1 in or at the center; central: centric and peripheral forces. 2 Botany (of a diatom ) radially symmetrical. Compare with pennate. DERIVATIVES cen tri cal |-trikəl |adjective, cen tric i ty |senˈtrisətē |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek kentrikos, from kentron sharp point (see center ).

 

centrifugal

cen trif u gal |senˈtrif (y )əgəl sɛnˈtrɪf (j )əɡəl | adjective Physics moving or tending to move away from a center. The opposite of centripetal. DERIVATIVES cen trif u gal ly adverb ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from modern Latin centrifugus, from Latin centrum (see center ) + -fugus fleeing (from fugere flee ).

 

centrifugal force

cen trif u gal force |sɛnˈtrɪf (j )əɡəl fɔrs | noun Physics an apparent force that acts outward on a body moving around a center, arising from the body's inertia.

 

centrifugal pump

cen trif u gal pump noun a pump that uses an impeller to move water or other fluids.

 

centrifuge

cen tri fuge |ˈsentrəˌfyo͞oj ˈsɛntrəˌfjuʤ | noun a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g., cream from milk ) or liquids from solids. verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be centrifuged ) subject to the action of a centrifuge. separate by centrifuge: the black liquid is centrifuged into oil and water. DERIVATIVES cen trif u ga tion |ˌsentrəˌfyo͝oˈgāSHən, senˌtrif (y )ə- |noun

 

centriole

cen tri ole |ˈsentrēˌōl ˈsɛntrioʊl | noun Biology a minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin centriolum, diminutive of centrum (see center ).

 

centripetal

cen trip e tal |senˈtripətl sɛnˈtrɪpədl | adjective Physics moving or tending to move toward a center. The opposite of centrifugal. DERIVATIVES cen trip e tal ly adverb ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from modern Latin centripetus, from Latin centrum (see center ) + -petus seeking (from petere seek ).

 

centripetal force

cen trip e tal force noun Physics a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the body is moving.

 

centrist

cen trist |ˈsentrist ˈsɛntrəst | adjective having moderate political views or policies. noun a person who holds moderate political views. DERIVATIVES cen trism |-ˌtrizəm |noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French centriste, from Latin centrum (see center ).

 

centroid

cen troid |ˈsenˌtroid ˈsɛntrɔɪd | noun Mathematics the center of mass of a geometric object of uniform density.

 

centromere

cen tro mere |ˈsentrəˌmi (ə )r ˈsɛntrəmɪər | noun Biology the point on a chromosome by which it is attached to a spindle fiber during cell division. DERIVATIVES cen tro mer ic |ˌsentrəˈmi (ə )rik, -ˈmerik |adjective ORIGIN 1920s: from Latin centrum (see center ) + Greek meros part.

 

centrosome

cen tro some |ˈsentrəˌsōm ˈsɛntrəsoʊm | noun Biology an organelle near the nucleus of a cell that contains the centrioles (in animal cells ) and from which the spindle fibers develop in cell division. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin centrum (see center ) + Greek sōma body.

 

centrosphere

cen tro sphere |ˈsentrəˌsfi (ə )r ˈsɛntrəsfɪər | noun 1 Biology a region of clear, differentiated cytoplasm from which the asters extend during cell division and containing the centriole (s ) if present. 2 Geology the central or inner part of the earth.

 

centrum

cen trum |ˈsentrəm ˈsɛntrəm | noun ( pl. centrums or centra |-trə | ) Anatomy the solid central part of a vertebra, to which the arches and processes are attached. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin.

 

centuple

cen tu ple |senˈt (y )o͞opəl, ˈsenˌt (y )o͞opəl sɛnˈtjupəl | verb [ with obj. ] multiply by a hundred or by a large amount: they were centupling the national debt. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, or from ecclesiastical Latin centuplus, alteration of Latin centuplex, from centum hundred.

 

centurion

cen tu ri on |senˈt (y )o͝orēən senˈtʃʊriən | noun the commander of a century in the ancient Roman army. ORIGIN Middle English: from Latin centurion-, from centuria (see century ).

 

century

cen tu ry |ˈsenCH (ə )rē ˈsɛntʃ (ə )ri | noun ( pl. centuries ) 1 a period of one hundred years: a century ago most people walked to work. a period of one hundred years reckoned from the traditional date of the birth of Jesus Christ: the fifteenth century | [ as modifier, in combination ] (-century ) : a twentieth-century lifestyle. 2 a company in the ancient Roman army, originally of one hundred men. an ancient Roman political division for voting. 3 a bicycle race of one hundred miles: [ as modifier ] : the nation's largest single-day century ride. a score of one hundred in a sporting event, such as a cricket match. DERIVATIVES cen tu ri al |senˈt (y )o͝orēəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): from Latin centuria, from centum hundred. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent. usage: 1 In contemporary use, a century is popularly calculated as beginning in a year that ends with ‘00,’ whereas the traditional system designates the ‘00 ’ year as the final year of a century. This discrepancy was particularly apparent on January 1, 2000, which was commercially celebrated worldwide as the first day of the 21st century, even though January 1, 2001, was regarded as the more proper date for this milestone. 2 Since the 1st century ran from the year 1 to the year 100, the ordinal number (i.e., second, third, fourth, etc. ) used to denote the century will always be one digit higher than the corresponding cardinal digit (s ). Thus, 1492 is a date in the 15th century, 1776 is in the 18th century, and so on.

 

century plant

cen tu ry plant noun a stemless agave with long spiny leaves, which produces a tall flowering stem after many years of growth and then dies. Also called American aloe. [Agave americana, family Agavaceae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

cent

cent |sɛnt | noun 1 a monetary unit in various countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or other decimal currency unit. informal a small sum of money: she saved every cent possible. [ with negative ] informal used for emphasis to denote no money at all: he hadn't yet earned a cent. 2 Music one hundredth of a semitone. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense a hundred ): from French cent, Italian cento, or Latin centum hundred .

 

cent.

cent. abbreviation century.

 

centas

centas |ˈsɛntas | noun ( pl. same ) a monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to one hundredth of a litas. ORIGIN Lithuanian.

 

centaur

centaur |ˈsɛntɔː | noun Greek Mythology a creature with the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek kentauros, the Greek name for a Thessalonian tribe of expert horsemen; of unknown ultimate origin.

 

centaurea

centaurea |sɛnˈtɔːrɪə, ˌsɛntəˈriːə | noun a plant of a Eurasian genus which includes the cornflower and knapweed. Genus Centaurea, family Compositae. ORIGIN modern Latin based on Greek kentauros centaur (see centaury ).

 

Centaurus

Centaurus |sɛnˈtɔːrəs |Astronomy a large southern constellation (the Centaur ). It lies in the Milky Way and contains the stars Alpha and Proxima Centauri. (as genitive Centauri |sɛnˈtɔːri |) used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Lambda Centauri. ORIGIN Latin.

 

centaury

centaury |ˈsɛntɔːri | noun ( pl. centauries ) a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the gentian family, typically having pink flowers. Centaurium and related genera, family Gentianaceae: many species. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin centaurea, based on Greek kentauros centaur (because its medicinal properties were said to have been discovered by the centaur Chiron ).

 

centavo

centavo |sɛnˈtɑːvəʊ | noun ( pl. centavos ) a monetary unit of Mexico, Brazil, and certain other countries (formerly including Portugal ), equal to one hundredth of the basic unit. ORIGIN Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin centum a hundred .

 

CENTCOM

Cent |com |ˈsɛntkɒm | abbreviation Central Command.

 

centenarian

centenarian |ˌsɛntɪˈnɛːrɪən | noun a person who is a hundred or more years old.

 

centenary

centenary |sɛnˈtiːnəri, -ˈtɛn - |Brit. noun ( pl. centenaries ) the hundredth anniversary of a significant event. the society has just celebrated its centenary. the stunning vitality of a musician who is nearing his centenary. adjective relating to a hundredth anniversary. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a century ): from Latin centenarius containing a hundred , based on Latin centum a hundred .

 

centennial

centennial |sɛnˈtɛnɪəl |chiefly N. Amer. adjective relating to a hundredth anniversary. noun a hundredth anniversary. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin centum a hundred , on the pattern of biennial .

 

Centennial

Cen ten ni al |senˈtenēəl sɛnˈtɛniəl | a city in north-central Colorado, governed by home rule; pop. 99,680 (est. 2008 ).

 

Centennial State

Centennial State informal name for Colorado.

 

center

cen ¦ter noun US spelling of centre.

 

centerboard

center |board noun US spelling of centreboard.

 

center field

center |field noun US spelling of centre field.

 

centerfold

center |fold noun US spelling of centrefold.

 

centering

cen ¦ter |ing noun US spelling of centring.

 

centerpiece

center |piece noun US spelling of centrepiece.

 

center-weighted metering

cen ter-weight ed me ter ing noun Photography a mode of automatic light metering in a camera that compensates for differences in the brightness of the central and peripheral portions of the image.

 

centesimal

centesimal |sɛnˈtɛsɪm (ə )l | adjective relating to division into hundredths. DERIVATIVES centesimally adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin centesimus hundredth , from centum a hundred .

 

centesimo

centesimo |tʃɛnˈtɛsɪməʊ | noun ( pl. centesimos ) a former monetary unit of Italy, worth one hundredth of a lira (used only in calculations ). ORIGIN Italian.

 

centésimo

centésimo |sɛnˈtɛsɪməʊ, Spanish senˈtesiməɔ, θen- | noun ( pl. centésimos ) a monetary unit of Uruguay and Panama, equal to one hundredth of a peso in Uruguay, and one hundredth of a balboa in Panama. ORIGIN Spanish.

 

centi-

centi- |ˈsɛnti | combining form used commonly in units of measurement: 1 one hundredth: centilitre. 2 hundred: centigrade | centipede. ORIGIN from Latin centum hundred .

 

centigrade

centi |grade |ˈsɛntɪgreɪd | adjective [ postpositive when used with a numeral ] another term for Celsius. noun (also centigrade scale ) the Celsius scale of temperature. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, from Latin centum a hundred + gradus step . usage: In giving temperatures, use Celsius rather than centigrade in all contexts.

 

centigram

centigram |ˈsɛntɪgram |(abbrev.: cg ) noun a metric unit of mass, equal to one hundredth of a gram.

 

centile

centile |ˈsɛntʌɪl | noun another term for percentile.

 

centilitre

centilitre |ˈsɛntɪliːtə |(US centiliter ) (abbrev.: cl ) noun a metric unit of capacity, equal to one hundredth of a litre.

 

centime

centime |ˈsɒ̃tiːm, French sɑ̃tim | noun a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a franc or some other decimal currency units (used in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the introduction of the euro in 2002 ). ORIGIN French, from Latin centesimus hundredth , from centum a hundred .

 

centimetre

centimetre |ˈsɛntɪmiːtə |(US centimeter ) (abbrev.: cm ) noun a metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a metre.

 

centimetre-gram-second system

centimetre-gram-second sys ¦tem noun a system of measurement using the centimetre, the gram, and the second as basic units of length, mass, and time respectively.

 

centimo

centimo |ˈsɛntɪməʊ, Spanish ˈθentiməɔ, ˈsen- | noun ( pl. centimos ) a monetary unit of a number of Latin American countries (and formerly of Spain ), equal to one hundredth of the basic unit. ORIGIN Spanish.

 

centimorgan

centimorgan |ˈsɛntɪˌmɔːg (ə )n |(also centiMorgan ) noun Genetics a map unit used to express the distance between two gene loci on a chromosome. A spacing of one centimorgan indicates a one per cent chance that two genes will be separated by crossing over. ORIGIN mid 20th cent.: from centi- (denoting a factor of one hundredth ) + the name of T. H. Morgan (see Morgan, Thomas Hunt ).

 

centipede

centipede |ˈsɛntɪpiːd | noun a predatory myriapod invertebrate with a flattened elongated body composed of many segments. Most segments bear a single pair of legs, the front pair being modified as poison fangs. Class Chilopoda: several orders. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French centipède or Latin centipeda, from centum a hundred + pes, ped- foot .

 

cento

cento |ˈsɛntəʊ | noun ( pl. centos ) rare a literary work made up of quotations from other authors. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: Latin, patchwork garment , the original sense in English.

 

centra

cen ¦tra |ˈsɛntrə (r )| plural form of centrum.

 

central

cen |tral |ˈsɛntr (ə )l | adjective 1 at the point or in the area that is in the middle of something: the station has a central courtyard | central London. accessible from a variety of places: coaches met at a central location. Phonetics (of a vowel ) articulated in the centre of the mouth. 2 of the greatest importance; principal or essential: his preoccupation with history is central to his work. [ attrib. ] having or denoting supreme power over a country or organization: central government. noun N. Amer. informal a place with a high concentration of a specified type of person or thing: you're in workaholic central here. DERIVATIVES centrality |-ˈtralɪti |noun, centrally adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin centralis, from centrum (see centre ).

 

Central African Republic

Central Af ¦ri |can Republic |sɛntrəlafrɪkənˈrɪpʌblɪk | a country of central Africa; pop. 4,511,500 (est. 2009 ); languages, French (official ), Sango; capital, Bangui. Formerly a French colony, it became a republic within the French Community in 1958 and a fully independent state in 1960. Former name (until 1958 ) Ubanghi Shari.

 

Central America

Central Amer |ica the southernmost part of North America, linking the continent to South America and consisting of the countries of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. DERIVATIVES Central American adjective & noun

 

central bank

cen |tral bank noun a national bank that provides financial and banking services for its country's government and commercial banking system, as well as implementing the government's monetary policy and issuing currency.

 

central casting

cen |tral cast |ing noun chiefly N. Amer. an agency or department that supplies actors for minor, usually stereotypical or generic film roles: Lynch is a mild, methodical guy, a bureaucrat from central casting . a couple of hammy doctors straight from central casting . ORIGIN 1920s: from the name of the US organization Central Casting Corporation.

 

central city

cen tral cit y noun a heavily populated city at the center of a large metropolitan area.

 

Central Command

Central Command (abbrev.: CENTCOM ) a US military strike force consisting of units from the army, air force, and navy, established in 1979 (as the Rapid Deployment Force ) to operate in the Middle East and North Africa.

 

Central Criminal Court

Central Criminal Court official name for Old Bailey.

 

Central European Time

Central European Time (abbrev.: CET ) the standard time based on the mean solar time at the meridian 15 ° E, used in central and western continental Europe. It is one hour ahead of GMT.

 

central heating

cen |tral heat |ing noun [ mass noun ] a system for warming a building by heating water or air in one place and circulating it through pipes and radiators or vents.

 

Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency (abbrev.: CIA ) a federal agency in the US responsible for coordinating government intelligence activities. Established in 1947 and originally intended to operate only overseas, it has since also operated in the US.

 

centralism

cen ¦tral |ism |ˈsɛntr (ə )lɪz (ə )m | noun [ mass noun ] the control of disparate activities and organizations under a single authority. DERIVATIVES centralist noun & adjective

 

centralize

centralize |ˈsɛntrəlʌɪz |(also centralise ) verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. centralized ) concentrate (control of an activity or organization ) under a single authority: a highly centralized country. bring (activities ) together in one place. DERIVATIVES centralization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

 

central locking

cen |tral lock |ing noun [ mass noun ] a locking system in a motor vehicle which enables the locks of all doors to be operated simultaneously.

 

central nervous system

cen |tral ner |vous sys ¦tem noun Anatomy the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord.

 

Central Park

Central Park |sɛntrəlˈpɑːk | a large public park in the centre of Manhattan in New York City.

 

Central Powers

Central Powers the alliance of Germany, Austria Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria during the First World War. the alliance of Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy between 1882 and 1914.

 

central processing unit

central processing unit (also central processor ) (abbrev.: CPU ) noun Computing the part of a computer in which operations are controlled and executed.

 

central reservation

cen |tral res ¦er |va ¦tion noun Brit. the strip of land between the carriageways of a motorway or other major road.

 

central tendency

cen |tral ten |dency noun Statistics the tendency for the values of a random variable to cluster round its mean, mode, or median.

 

Central time

Central time the standard time in a zone that includes the central states of the US and parts of central Canada, specifically: ( Central Standard Time abbrev.: CST ) standard time based on the mean solar time at longitude 90 ° W, six hours behind GMT. ( Central Daylight Time abbrev.: CDT ) Central time during daylight saving, five hours behind GMT.

 

Central Valley

Cen tral Val ley a lowland in central California that is drained in the north by the Sacramento River and also is called the Sacramento Valley. In the south, it is called the San Joaquin Valley.

 

Centre

Centre |ˈsɒ̃tr (ə ), French sɑ̃tʀ | a region of central France, including the cities of Orleans, Tours, and Chartres.

 

centre

centre |ˈsɛntə |(US center ) noun 1 the point that is equally distant from every point on the circumference of a circle or sphere. a point or part that is equally distant from all sides, ends, or surfaces of something: the centre of the ceiling | the city centre. a political party or group whose opinions avoid extremes: [ as modifier ] : a new centre party. the middle player in a line or group in certain team games. a kick, hit, or throw of the ball from the side to the middle of field in soccer, hockey, and other team games. the filling in a chocolate: truffles with liqueur centres. a pivot or axis of rotation. a conical adjustable support for a workpiece in a lathe or similar machine. 2 the point from which an activity or process is directed, or on which it is focused: the city was a centre of discontent | the managing director is at the centre of a row over policy. the most important place in the respect specified: Geneva was then the centre of the banking world. 3 a place or group of buildings where a specified activity is concentrated: a conference centre. verb 1 [ no obj. ] (be centred in ) occur mainly in or around (a specified place ): the textile industry was centred in Lancashire and Yorkshire. (centre around /on or centre something around /on ) have or cause to have (a specified concern or theme ): the case centres around the couple's adopted children | [ with obj. ] : he is centring his discussion on an analysis of patterns of mortality. 2 [ with obj. ] place in the middle: to centre the needle, turn the knob. [ no obj. ] (in soccer, hockey, and other team games ) kick, hit, or throw the ball from the side to the middle of the playing area. [ no obj. ] chiefly N. Amer. play as the middle player of a line or group in certain team games. PHRASES centre of attention a person or thing that excites everyone's interest or concern. centre of attraction 1 Physics the point to which bodies tend by gravity. 2 another term for centre of attention. centre of buoyancy Physics the centroid of the immersed part of a ship or other floating body. centre of curvature Mathematics the centre of a circle which passes through a curve at a given point and has the same tangent and curvature at that point. centre of excellence a place where the highest standards are maintained. centre of flotation the centre of gravity of a floating object. centre of gravity a point from which the weight of a body or system may be considered to act. In uniform gravity it is the same as the centre of mass. centre of mass a point representing the mean position of the matter in a body or system. centre of pressure Physics a point on a surface through which the resultant force due to pressure passes. DERIVATIVES centremost adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin centrum, from Greek kentron sharp point, stationary point of a pair of compasses , related to kentein to prick .

 

centre back

centre back noun Soccer a defender who plays in the middle of the field.

 

centre bit

centre bit noun a drill bit with a central point and side cutters.

 

centreboard

centreboard |ˈsɛntəbɔːd |(US centerboard ) noun a pivoted board that can be lowered through the keel of a sailing boat to reduce sideways movement.

 

centred

centred |ˈsɛntəd |(US centered ) adjective 1 placed or situated in the centre. 2 [ in combination ] having a specified subject as the most important or focal element: a child-centred school. 3 [ in combination ] (of a chocolate ) having a centre or filling of a specified type: a soft-centred chocolate. 4 chiefly US (of a person ) well balanced and confident or serene. DERIVATIVES centredness noun

 

centre field

centre field (US center field ) noun Baseball the central part of the outfield. DERIVATIVES centre fielder noun

 

centrefire

centre |fire adjective [ attrib. ] relating to or denoting guns whose cartridges have the primer in the centre of the base.

 

centrefold

centrefold |ˈsɛntəfəʊld |(US centerfold ) noun the two middle pages of a magazine, often taken up by a single illustration or feature. an illustration on a centrefold, typically a picture of a naked or scantily clad model.

 

centre forward

centre for |ward noun Soccer & Hockey an attacker who plays in the middle of the field.

 

centre half

centre half noun Soccer another term for centre back.

 

centre line

centre line noun a real or imaginary line through the centre of something, especially one following an axis of symmetry.

 

centrepiece

centrepiece |ˈsɛntəpiːs |(US centerpiece ) noun an ornament or display placed in the middle of a dining table. an item, issue, etc. intended to be a focus of attention: a domestic programme with health care as the centrepiece.

 

centrepin

centre |pin noun a relatively simple type of fishing reel with the line winding directly on to a revolving spool.

 

centre punch

centre punch noun a tool consisting of a metal rod with a conical point for making an indentation, to allow a drill to make a hole at the same spot without slipping.

 

centre spread

centre spread noun the two facing middle pages of a newspaper or magazine.

 

centre stage

centre stage noun [ in sing. ] the centre of a stage. the most prominent position: finance is taking centre stage in debates on policy. adverb at or towards the middle of a stage: at the play's opening she stands centre stage. in or towards the most prominent position.

 

centrex

cen |trex |ˈsɛntrɛks | noun [ mass noun ] a telephone service in which a group of phone lines can be joined by part of the local exchange acting as a private exchange. ORIGIN 1990s: blend of central and exchange .

 

centric

cen |tric |ˈsɛntrɪk | adjective 1 in or at the centre; central: centric and peripheral forces. 2 Botany (of a diatom ) radially symmetrical. Compare with pennate. DERIVATIVES centrical adjective |ˈsɛntrɪkəl |, centricity |-ˈtrɪsɪti |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek kentrikos, from kentron sharp point (see centre ).

 

centrifugal

centrifugal |ˌsɛntrɪˈfjuːg (ə )l, sɛnˈtrɪfjʊg (ə )l | adjective Physics moving or tending to move away from a centre. The opposite of centripetal. DERIVATIVES centrifugally adverb ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from modern Latin centrifugus, from Latin centrum (see centre ) + -fugus fleeing (from fugere flee ).

 

centrifugal force

cen ¦tri |fu ¦gal force noun Physics a force, arising from the body's inertia, which appears to act on a body moving in a circular path and is directed away from the centre around which the body is moving.

 

centrifugal pump

cen ¦tri |fu ¦gal pump noun a pump that uses an impeller to move water or other fluids.

 

centrifuge

centrifuge |ˈsɛntrɪfjuːdʒ | noun a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g. cream from milk ) or liquids from solids. verb [ with obj. ] subject to the action of a centrifuge. separate by centrifuge: the black liquid is centrifuged into oil and water. DERIVATIVES centrifugation |-fjʊˈgeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

 

centring

centring |ˈsɛntrɪŋ |(US centering |ˈsɛnt (ə )rɪŋ |) noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action or process of placing something in the middle of something else. 2 Architecture framing used to support an arch or dome while it is under construction.

 

centriole

centriole |ˈsɛntrɪəʊl | noun Biology each of a pair of minute cylindrical organelles near the nucleus in animal cells, involved in the development of spindle fibres in cell division. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin centriolum, diminutive of centrum (see centre ).

 

centripetal

centripetal |ˌsɛntrɪˈpiːt (ə )l, sɛnˈtrɪpɪt (ə )l | adjective Physics moving or tending to move towards a centre. The opposite of centrifugal. DERIVATIVES centripetally adverb ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from modern Latin centripetus, from Latin centrum (see centre ) + -petus seeking (from petere seek ).

 

centripetal force

centri |pet ¦al force noun Physics a force which acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed towards the centre around which the body is moving.

 

centrist

cen |trist |ˈsɛntrɪst | adjective having moderate political views or policies. noun a person who holds moderate political views. DERIVATIVES centrism noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French centriste, from Latin centrum (see centre ).

 

centroid

cen |troid |ˈsɛntrɔɪd | noun Mathematics the centre of mass of a geometric object of uniform density.

 

centromere

centromere |ˈsɛntrə (ʊ )mɪə | noun Biology the point on a chromosome by which it is attached to a spindle fibre during cell division. DERIVATIVES centromeric adjective ORIGIN 1920s: from Latin centrum (see centre ) + Greek meros part .

 

centrosome

centrosome |ˈsɛntrəsəʊm | noun Biology an organelle near the nucleus of a cell which contains the centrioles (in animal cells ) and from which the spindle fibres develop in cell division. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin centrum (see centre ) + Greek sōma body .

 

centrosphere

cen tro sphere |ˈsentrəˌsfi (ə )r ˈsɛntrəsfɪər | noun 1 Biology a region of clear, differentiated cytoplasm from which the asters extend during cell division and containing the centriole (s ) if present. 2 Geology the central or inner part of the earth.

 

centrum

centrum |ˈsɛntrəm | noun ( pl. centrums or centra |-trə | ) Anatomy the solid central part of a vertebra, to which the arches and processes are attached. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin.

 

centuple

centuple |ˈsɛntjʊp (ə )l | verb [ with obj. ] multiply by a hundred or by a very large amount: they were centupling the national debt. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, or from ecclesiastical Latin centuplus, alteration of Latin centuplex, from Latin centum hundred .

 

centurion

centurion |sɛnˈtjʊərɪən | noun the commander of a century in the ancient Roman army. ORIGIN Middle English: from Latin centurio (n- ), from centuria (see century ).

 

century

cen |tury |ˈsɛntʃʊri | noun ( pl. centuries ) 1 a period of one hundred years: a century ago most people walked to work. a period of a hundred years reckoned from the traditional date of the birth of Christ: the fifteenth century | [ as modifier ] : a twentieth-century lifestyle. 2 a score of a hundred in a sporting event, especially a batsman's score of a hundred runs in cricket. 3 a company in the ancient Roman army, originally of a hundred men. an ancient Roman political division for voting. DERIVATIVES centurial |sɛnˈtjʊərɪəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 3 ): from Latin centuria, from centum hundred . Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent. usage: 1 Strictly speaking, centuries run from 01 to 100, meaning that the new century begins on the first day of the year 01 (i.e. 1 January 1901, 1 January 2001, etc. ). In practice and in popular perception, however, the new century is held to begin when the significant digits in the date change, e.g. on 1 January 2000, when 1999 became 2000. 2 Since the 1st century ran from the year 1 to the year 100, the ordinal number (i.e. second, third, fourth, etc. ) used to denote the century will always be one digit higher than the corresponding cardinal digit (s ). Thus, 1066 is a date in the 11th century, 1542 is a date in the 16th century, and so on.

 

century plant

cen |tury plant noun a large stemless agave with long spiny leaves, which produces a very tall flowering stem after many years of growth and then dies. Also called American aloe. Agave americana, family Agavaceae.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

center

center noun the center of the town: middle, nucleus, heart, core, hub; middle point, midpoint, halfway point, mean, median. ANTONYMS edge. verb the story centers on a doctor: focus, concentrate, pivot, hinge, revolve, be based. USAGE center around The construction center around (as opposed to center on, or revolve around ) has been denounced as incorrect and illogical since it first appeared in the mid-nineteenth century. Although the phrase is common, it defies geometry by confusing the orbit with the fixed point: the earth revolves around (or its revolution centers on ) the sun. A careful writer will use a precise expression, such as centers on, revolves around, concerns, or involves. Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

centerpiece

centerpiece noun the tower is the centerpiece of the park: highlight, main feature, high point, best part, climax; focus of attention, focal point, center of attention /interest, magnet, cynosure.

 

central

central adjective 1 occupying a central position: middle, center, halfway, midway, mid, median, medial, mean; Anatomy mesial. ANTONYMS side, extreme. 2 central Fargo: inner, innermost, middle, mid; downtown. ANTONYMS outer. 3 their central campaign issue: main, chief, principal, primary, leading, foremost, first, most important, predominant, dominant, key, crucial, vital, essential, basic, fundamental, core, prime, premier, paramount, major, overriding; informal number-one. ANTONYMS minor, subordinate.

 

centralize

centralize verb the state is to centralize its communications network: concentrate, consolidate, amalgamate, condense, unify, streamline, focus; Brit. rationalize. ANTONYMS devolve.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

central

central adjective 1 a Roman basilica always occupied a central position: middle, centre, halfway, midway, mid, median, medial, mean, middling, intermediate, intermedial; Anatomy mesial. ANTONYMS side; extreme. 2 central London: inner, innermost, middle, mid, interior, nuclear. ANTONYMS outer. 3 their central campaign issue: main, chief, principal, primary, leading, foremost, first, most important, predominant, dominant, (most ) prominent, key, crucial, vital, essential, basic, fundamental, core, staple, critical, pivotal, salient, prime, focal, premier, paramount, major, ruling, master, supreme, overriding, cardinal, capital, pre-eminent, ultimate, uppermost, highest, utmost, top, topmost, arch-; informal number-one. ANTONYMS subordinate; minor.

 

centralize

centralize verb the minister intends to centralize tax collection: concentrate, bring under one roof, consolidate, amalgamate, condense, collect, cluster, compact, unify, incorporate, streamline, focus, rationalize. ANTONYMS disperse, devolve.

 

centre

centre noun the centre of the town | the centre of a circle: middle, nucleus, heart, core, hub, pivot, kernel, eye, bosom; middle point, midpoint, halfway point, mean, median; interior; depths, thick, bullseye, focus, focal point, cynosure. ANTONYMS edge. verb the story centres on an eye surgeon working in Paris: focus, concentrate, pivot, hinge, be based; revolve around, have as its starting point.

 

centrepiece

centrepiece noun the tower is the centrepiece of the park: highlight, main feature, high point, high spot, best part, climax; focus of attention, focal point, centre of attention /interest, magnet, cynosure; most prominent element, central component, nucleus, heart, core, hub, kernel.

 

Duden Dictionary

Cent

Cent Substantiv, maskulin , der |sɛnt auch t͜sɛnt |der Cent; Genitiv: des Cent [s ], Plural: die Cent [s ] < aber: 5 Cent > englisch cent < mittelfranzösisch cent = hundert < lateinisch centum Untereinheit der Währungseinheiten verschiedener Länder und des Euros Abkürzung: c und ct, Plural: cts

 

Centavo

Cen ta vo Substantiv, maskulin , der |sɛnˈtaːvo |der Centavo; Genitiv: des Centavo [s ], Plural: die Centavo [s ] < aber: 5 Centavo > spanisch, portugiesisch centavo, eigentlich = Hundertstel Untereinheit der Währungseinheiten verschiedener süd - und mittelamerikanischer Länder (z. B. Argentinien, Brasilien )

 

Centenar

Cen te nar Zentenar |Centen a r |

 

Center

Cen ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈsɛntɐ |das Center; Genitiv: des Centers, Plural: die Center amerikanisch center, englisch centre, eigentlich = Mittelpunkt < französisch centre < lateinisch centrum, Zentrum a Großeinkaufsanlage [mit Selbstbedienung ]b Einkaufszentrum

 

Center

Cen ter Substantiv, maskulin Basketball , der |C e nter |der Center; Genitiv: des Centers, Plural: die Center zentraler Angriffsspieler

 

Center-Court

Cen ter-Court, Cen ter court Substantiv, maskulin , der Centercourt |ˈsɛntəkɔːt ˈsɛntəkɔːt |der Center-Court; Genitiv: des Center-Courts, Plural: die Center-Courts der Centercourt; Genitiv: des Centercourts, Plural: die Centercourts amerikanisch Centre-Court

 

Centerin

Cen te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |C e nterin |weibliche Form zu Center

 

Centerpark

Cen ter park Substantiv, maskulin , der |C e nterpark |Feriendorf mit vielen Freizeiteinrichtungen

 

Centesimo

Cen te si mo Substantiv, maskulin , der |Cent e simo t͜ʃ …|der Centesimo; Genitiv: des Centesimo [s ], Plural: die Centesimi lateinisch-italienisch Münzeinheit in Somalia

 

Centésimo

Cen si mo Substantiv, maskulin , der |Cent é simo sɛnˈteː …|der Centésimo; Genitiv: des Centésimo [s ], Plural: die Centésimo [s ] (aber: 5 Centésimo ) lateinisch-spanisch Münzeinheit der Währungen in Panama und Uruguay

 

centgenau

cent ge nau Adjektiv |c e ntgenau |

 

Centime

Cen time Substantiv, maskulin , der |sãˈtiːm |der Centime; Genitiv: des Centime [s ], Plural: die Centimes |[…tiːm (s )] |aber: 5 Centime französisch centime Untereinheit der Währungseinheiten verschiedener Länder (z. B. Haitis, Marokkos, der Schweiz ) Abkürzung: c Abkürzung: Ct.

 

Céntimo

Cén ti mo Substantiv, maskulin , der |C é ntimo ˈsɛn …|der Céntimo; Genitiv: des Céntimo [s ], Plural: die Céntimos (aber: 5 Céntimo ) lateinisch-spanisch Münzeinheit der Währungen mittel- und südamerikanischer Länder z. B. Costa Rica, Paraguay

 

Centmünze

Cent mün ze Substantiv, feminin , die |C e ntmünze |auf einen Centbetrag lautende Münze

 

Cento

Cen to Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈt͜sɛnto |der Cento; Genitiv: des Centos, Plural: die Centos und Cent ones lateinisch 1 Gedicht, das aus einzelnen Versen bekannter Dichter zusammengesetzt ist 2 a Musik [Choral ]melodie, die aus vorhandenen Melodieteilen zusammengesetzt ist b Musik Quodlibet

 

Centre-Court

Cen tre-Court, Cen tre court Substantiv, maskulin Tennis , der Centrecourt |ˈsɛntəkɔːt ˈsɛntəkɔːt |der Centre-Court; Genitiv: des Centre-Courts, Plural: die Centre-Courts der Centrecourt; Genitiv: des Centrecourts, Plural: die Centrecourts englisch, Court Hauptplatz großer Tennisanlagen

 

Centrosom

Cen t ro som , Cen tro som , das Zentrosom |Centros o m |

 

French Dictionary

cent

cent n. m. nom masculin Symbole ¢ (s ’écrit sans point ). 1 Centième partie du dollar (Canada, États-Unis, etc. ). 2 Pièce de monnaie valant un centième de dollar. : Insérer vingt-cinq cents (et non *cennes ) ou 25 ¢. Note Typographique En français, le symbole de l ’unité monétaire est placé à la suite de l ’expression numérale, après un espace. 3 Centième partie de l ’euro (Union européenne ). 4 Pièce de monnaie valant un centième d ’euro. : Voici une pièce de dix cents (d ’euro ) ou dix centimes (d ’euro ). Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre ¢ et $ ou €: une petite somme de monnaie (inférieure à 1 $ ou 1 €) peut être inscrite à l ’aide du symbole du cent ou du nombre décimal suivi du symbole du dollar ou de l ’euro. La somme de 50 ¢, par exemple, peut être notée également 0,50 $ ou 0,50 €. Si la somme est inférieure à l ’unité, la virgule décimale doit être précédée d ’un zéro. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce mot: un cent.

 

cent

cent adj. et n. m. adjectif numéral cardinal Dix fois dix. Note Grammaticale 1 ° L ’adjectif déterminant cent prend un s quand il est multiplié par un autre nombre et qu ’il termine le déterminant numéral. J ’ai lu sept cents pages. 2 ° Il est invariable quand il n ’est pas multiplié par un autre nombre ou qu ’il est suivi d ’un autre déterminant numéral. Il a lu cent pages. Elle a écrit trois cent vingt-sept pages. 3 ° Placé immédiatement devant millier, million, milliard, qui sont des noms et non des déterminants numéraux, le déterminant cent prend la marque du pluriel s ’il est multiplié par un autre nombre. Quatre cents millions de dollars, mais quatre cent mille personnes. adjectif numéral ordinal invariable Centième. : Page trois cent. Note Technique Dans les déterminants numéraux composés, selon la règle classique, le trait d ’union s ’emploie seulement entre les éléments qui sont l ’un et l ’autre inférieurs à cent, et quand les éléments ne sont pas joints par la conjonction et. Cent dix, trente-huit, cent vingt et un, deux cent trente-deux. Les Rectifications orthographiques (1990 ) préconisent de lier par un trait d ’union les numéraux formant un nombre complexe, inférieur ou supérieur à cent. nom masculin invariable Le nombre cent. : Dix fois cent. Il a tracé des cent dans le sable. nom masculin Centaine. : Plusieurs cents de poulets.

 

centaine

centaine n. f. nom féminin 1 Ensemble de cent unités. : Le prix de cet article est de 10 $ la centaine. 2 Environ cent. : Une centaine de dignitaires avaient été invités. Note Grammaticale Si le nom centaine est précédé du déterminant indéfini une et suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, l ’accord du verbe ou de l ’adjectif se fait généralement avec le complément au pluriel. Une centaine de personnes étaient présentes. Si le nom centaine est précédé du déterminant défini la, d ’un déterminant possessif (ma, ta, sa ) ou d ’un déterminant démonstratif (cette ) et s ’il est suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe et l ’adjectif peuvent s ’accorder avec le sujet si l ’auteur veut insister sur l ’ensemble plutôt que sur la pluralité. La centaine de personnes qui assistait au concert.

 

centaure

centaure n. m. nom masculin Être fabuleux, moitié homme et moitié cheval, dans la mythologie grecque.

 

centenaire

centenaire adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui a 100 ans ou plus. nom masculin Centième anniversaire. : On célébrera le centenaire des HEC en 2007. Note Technique Le deuxième centenaire est un bicentenaire, le troisième, un tricentenaire. Pour 150 ans, on dira le cent cinquantenaire .

 

centennal

centennal , ale , aux adj. adjectif Qui a lieu tous les cent ans.

 

centésimal

centésimal , ale , aux adj. adjectif 1 Qui contient cent parties (centièmes ). 2 Centième. : Degré centésimal.

 

centi-

centi- préf. préfixe Symbole c (s ’écrit sans point ). Préfixe qui multiplie par 0,01 l ’unité qu ’il précède. : Centimètre. Note Technique Sa notation scientifique est 10 -2 .

 

centiare

centiare n. m. nom masculin Symbole ca (s ’écrit sans point ). Mesure de superficie qui équivaut à la centième partie de l ’are ou 1 m 2.

 

centième

centième adj. et n. m. et f. abréviation 100 e (centième ), 100 es (centièmes ). adjectif numéral ordinal Nombre ordinal de cent. : La centième page. nom masculin La centième partie d ’un tout. : Les dix centièmes d ’une quantité. nom masculin et féminin Personne, chose qui occupe le centième rang. : Ils sont les centièmes.

 

centigrade

centigrade adj. adjectif vieilli Divisé en cent degrés. Note Technique Ce mot a été remplacé par Celsius. Des degrés Celsius (et non des degrés *centigrades ).

 

centigramme

centigramme n. m. nom masculin Symbole cg (s ’écrit sans point ). Centième partie du gramme.

 

centile

centile n. m. nom masculin statistique Centième partie d ’un ensemble de données classées dans un ordre déterminé.

 

centilitre

centilitre n. m. nom masculin Symbole cl (s ’écrit sans point ). Centième partie du litre.

 

centime

centime n. m. nom masculin Symbole c (s ’écrit sans point ). 1 La centième partie du franc. : Il a laissé quelques centimes de pourboire. 2 La centième partie de l ’euro, dans les pays où l ’euro a remplacé le franc. : Une pièce de dix centimes (d ’euro ).

 

centimètre

centimètre n. m. nom masculin Symbole cm (s ’écrit sans point ). Les symboles cm 2 et cm 3 correspondent à centimètre carré et centimètre cube. Centième partie du mètre. : Ève mesure 165 centimètres.

 

centrage

centrage n. m. nom masculin Action de déterminer le centre, de disposer au centre. : Ce logiciel de traitement de texte effectue le centrage d ’un titre, d ’un texte, au centre défini par les marges d ’un document.

 

central

central , ale , aux adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui est au centre. : Des marchés centraux. nom masculin Lieu où aboutissent les fils d ’un réseau. : Un central téléphonique. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom centrale, usine qui produit du courant électrique, groupement.

 

centrale

centrale n. f. nom féminin 1 Usine qui produit de l ’énergie électrique à partir d ’une autre source d ’énergie. : Une centrale nucléaire. 2 Groupement de syndicats. : Une centrale syndicale. LOCUTION Centrale hydroélectrique. Usine dans laquelle l ’énergie mécanique de l ’eau est transformée en énergie électrique (Recomm. off. ). : La centrale hydroélectrique de la Manicouagan. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom central, lieu où aboutissent les fils d ’un réseau.

 

Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency désignation Sigle CIA (s ’écrit sans points ).

 

centralisateur

centralisateur , trice adj. adjectif Qui centralise. : Un gouvernement centralisateur.

 

centralisation

centralisation n. f. nom féminin Action de centraliser; son résultat. ANTONYME décentralisation .

 

centraliser

centraliser v. tr. verbe transitif Rassembler en un centre unique. : Centraliser des activités. ANTONYME décentraliser . aimer

 

centre

centre n. m. nom masculin 1 Point géométrique situé à égale distance de tous les points d ’une circonférence. : Le centre d ’un cercle. 2 Milieu d ’un espace. : Le centre de la ville. 3 Point de rencontre. : Centre d ’attraction. Des centres d ’intérêt. Un centre culturel. LOCUTIONS Centre commercial. Groupe de magasins de détail, qui peut comprendre généralement un ou plusieurs magasins à grande surface et divers services (notamment poste, banques ), occupant un ensemble de bâtiments donnant sur un parc de stationnement dans une zone urbaine ou à proximité (Recomm. off. ). : Des centres commerciaux (et non *d ’achats ). Centre d ’accueil. Établissement destiné à recevoir des personnes qui, en raison de leur âge, de leur état physique ou psychosocial, ont besoin d ’être traitées ou gardées en résidence protégée (Recomm. off. ). : Des centres d ’accueil. Centre d ’appels. Entreprise à laquelle une organisation sous-traite la réception et le suivi des appels qui lui sont destinés. : Certains centres d ’appels ne traitent pas seulement les appels téléphoniques, mais gèrent également, à l ’aide de moyens informatiques et de télécommunication, des communications acheminées par photocopie, par courriel, etc. Centre de loisirs. Lieu où sont organisées diverses activités récréatives. Centre d ’hébergement. Centre d ’accueil où l ’on reçoit et loge des adultes qui, en raison d ’une diminution de leur autonomie physique ou psychique, doivent séjourner en résidence protégée (Recomm. off. ). FORME FAUTIVE centre d ’achats. Calque de « shopping centre » pour centre commercial. Note Technique Le nom centre entre dans la composition de plusieurs dénominations. Son emploi doit être limité aux entreprises, aux organismes qui font véritablement un regroupement, une centralisation de services, d ’activités. Centre national de la recherche scientifique. Centre culturel.

 

Centre de recherches sur l’opinion publique

Centre de recherches sur l ’opinion publique désignation Sigle CROP (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).

 

centre hospitalier universitaire

centre hospitalier universitaire désignation Sigle CHU (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).

 

centre local de services communautaires

centre local de services communautaires désignation Sigle CLSC (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).

 

Centre national des arts

Centre national des arts désignation Sigle CNA (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).

 

centrer

centrer v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Placer au milieu. : Centrer un titre sur une page. 2 Orienter. : La discussion a été centrée sur la souveraineté du Québec. SYNONYME axer . Note Syntaxique Le verbe se construit avec la préposition sur. aimer

 

centre-ville

centre-ville n. m. (pl. centres-villes ) nom masculin Quartier central d ’une ville. : Il est difficile de stationner dans le centre-ville.

 

centrifugation

centrifugation n. f. nom féminin Séparation des substances d ’un mélange au moyen de la force centrifuge.

 

centrifuge

centrifuge adj. adjectif Qui tend à éloigner du centre. : La force centrifuge. ANTONYME centripète .

 

centrifuger

centrifuger v. tr. verbe transitif Soumettre à l ’action de la force centrifuge. : Nous centrifugeons des solutions chimiques. changer Conjugaison Le g est suivi d ’un e devant les lettres a et o. Il centrifugea, nous centrifugeons.

 

centrifugeuse

centrifugeuse n. f. nom féminin 1 Appareil qui sert à séparer des éléments de densité différente par la force centrifuge. 2 Appareil ménager destiné à la préparation des jus. : Préparer un jus de carotte à l ’aide d ’une centrifugeuse.

 

centripète

centripète adj. adjectif Qui tend à rapprocher du centre. : La force centripète. ANTONYME centrifuge .

 

centuple

centuple adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui vaut cent fois autant. : Un montant centuple. nom masculin Quantité cent fois plus grande. : Mille est le centuple de dix. LOCUTIONS Au centuple. Cent fois plus. Au centuple. figuré Beaucoup plus. : Je vous le rendrai au centuple.

 

centupler

centupler v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif Multiplier par cent. : Centupler ses revenus. verbe intransitif Être multiplié par cent. : Son investissement a centuplé. aimer

 

Spanish Dictionary

cent

cent nombre masculino Céntimo de euro .El plural es cents .

 

centaura

centaura nombre femenino Planta herbácea compuesta, de tallo ramoso, hojas grandes y flores de color purpúreo en corimbo irregular, propia de la región del mar Mediterráneo y de América .

 

centauro

centauro nombre masculino Animal fabuloso mitad hombre y mitad caballo :es sabido que, de todos los centauros que hubo en la era de los dioses y los héroes, solo de uno se pudo decir:Es una buena persona .

 

centavo, -va

centavo, -va numeral partitivo 1 [parte ] Que resulta de dividir un todo en 100 partes iguales :la centava parte de los ingresos; te corresponde un centavo del total .SINÓNIMO centésimo, céntimo .2 nombre masculino Centésima parte de distintas unidades monetarias, como el dólar o el peso :vale cincuenta centavos .3 Moneda con este valor .

 

centella

centella nombre femenino 1 Rayo de baja intensidad, pequeña descarga eléctrica que se produce entre las nubes :una mañana de rayos y centellas, don Mateo comprobó al despertarse que los botones de su gabardina habían desaparecido misteriosamente .2 Partícula encendida o luminosa que salta de una materia que arde o del roce de dos objetos .SINÓNIMO chispa .3 Punto de luz muy viva que aparece y desaparece :aprietan el paso camino de las barracas con centellas rojas y azules dejando que se aleje el cortejo .4 Persona o cosa muy veloz o breve :es una centella a la hora de limpiar la casa . VÉASE hierba centella .

 

centellar

centellar verbo intransitivo Centellear .

 

centelleante

centelleante adjetivo Que centellea :le deslumbraba aquel río caudaloso y centelleante; se reflejaba en los ojos centelleantes de la niña .

 

centellear

centellear verbo intransitivo 1 Despedir [una cosa ] rayos de luz como indecisos o trémulos, o de intensidad y coloración variables :anoche, cuando fui a la cala, había luna llena y el mar centelleaba; centelleaba en lo oscuro la llovizna como las chispas de un pabilo .SINÓNIMO centellar .2 Despedir centellas o brillo intenso [los ojos de una persona ]:guardaba silencio, pero sus ojos centelleaban al mirarme .SINÓNIMO centellar .

 

centelleo

centelleo nombre masculino 1 Acción de centellear .2 Sensación molesta que provocan las imágenes de televisión o de cinematografía cuando, por sucederse con insuficiente rapidez, existe entre ellas una pausa perceptible .3 Fenómeno de brillo intermitente y luminosidad variable en las estrellas como consecuencia de que la atmósfera terrestre introduce modificaciones en las refracciones de la luz .

 

centena

centena nombre femenino 1 Conjunto formado por 100 unidades :los desaparecidos podrían superar la centena .SINÓNIMO centenar, centenal, ciento .2 centenas nombre femenino plural En la numeración decimal, cifra que en un número ocupa la tercera posición de los números enteros, empezando por las unidades hacia la derecha, y que indica cuántos grupos de 100 números enteros tiene (como máximo 9 ):en el número 1975, el 9 representa las centenas .

 

centenal

centenal nombre masculino 1 Centena (conjunto ).SINÓNIMO centenar .2 Terreno plantado de centeno .SINÓNIMO centenar .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de centeno (V.).

 

centenar

centenar nombre masculino 1 Centena (conjunto ).SINÓNIMO centenal .2 Centenario (celebración ).3 Terreno plantado de centeno .SINÓNIMO centenal .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de centeno (V.).

 

centenario, -ria

centenario, -ria adjetivo 1 Que tiene relación con el número cien o con la centena :cifras centenarias .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que tiene cien o más años de edad :anciano centenario; los hijos se emocionan al hablar de su madre centenaria .3 adjetivo Que tiene cien años o más de edad o de existencia :un árbol centenario; una institución centenaria; una tradición centenaria; todo tiene aquí un discurso lento lentísimo, como determinado por el ritmo de las tortugas centenarias que hacen el emblema del archipiélago .4 nombre masculino Fecha en que se cumplen una o más centenas de años desde que se produjo un acontecimiento :en 1992 se celebró el quinto centenario del descubrimiento de América; la gran actriz será objeto de un homenaje con motivo del centenario de su nacimiento .5 Celebración o fiesta con que se conmemora esta fecha :programa de actividades del centenario; las autoridades decidieron aplazar el centenario .6 Méx Moneda mexicana de oro con valor nominal de 50 pesos que circuló entre 1916 y 1930; posteriormente ha cotizado en el mercado por su peso en oro .

 

centenero, -ra

centenero, -ra adjetivo [terreno ] Que es bueno para cultivar centeno .

 

centeno, -na

centeno, -na numeral ordinal 1 Indica que el nombre al que acompaña o al que sustituye ocupa el lugar número 100 en una serie .SINÓNIMO centésimo .2 nombre masculino Planta cereal y forrajera, parecida al trigo, de tallo delgado, fuerte y flexible, hojas planas, estrechas y ásperas, espiga larga, delgada y comprimida y semilla puntiaguda por uno de sus extremos .3 Semilla de esta planta, de forma oblonga, puntiaguda por un extremo y envuelta en una cáscara áspera por el dorso que termina en arista :pan de centeno .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz patrimonial del latín centenum ‘distribuido por centenares ’, ‘centésimo ’. Ya en latín se aplica a la planta y a la semilla porque se creía que cada semilla daba cien granos. De la familia etimológica de ciento (V.).

 

centesimal

centesimal adjetivo 1 Que está dividido en cien partes iguales .2 Que tiene como base el número 100 :sistema centesimal . VÉASE grado centesimal .

 

centésimo, -ma

centésimo, -ma numeral ordinal 1 Indica que el nombre al que acompaña o al que sustituye ocupa el lugar número 100 en una serie :la centésima posición; soy el centésimo de la lista .SINÓNIMO centeno .2 numeral partitivo [parte ] Que resulta de dividir un todo en 100 partes iguales :una centésima de segundo; ocupa una centésima parte; te corresponde un centésimo del total .SINÓNIMO centavo, céntimo .

 

centi-

centi- o centí -Elemento prefijal de origen latino que entra en la formación de nombres y adjetivos con el significado de: (i )Cien :centígrado .(ii )En el sistema métrico decimal, centésima parte :centilitro, centigramo, centímetro .

 

centiárea

centiárea nombre femenino Unidad de superficie, en el sistema métrico decimal, equivalente a la centésima parte del área (1 m 2 ).

 

centígrado, -da

centígrado, -da adjetivo 1 Que está dividido en 100 partes o grados :termómetro centígrado; la escala centígrada o escala Celsius está dividida en 100 grados, correspondiendo el cero a la temperatura de fusión del hielo y el cien a la de ebullición del agua .2 De la escala centígrada de temperatura o escala Celsius, o relacionado con ella :el termómetro no bajó de los treinta grados centígrados .

 

centigramo

centigramo nombre masculino Medida de masa, de símbolo cg , que es igual a la centésima parte de un gramo .

 

centilitro

centilitro nombre masculino Medida de volumen, de símbolo cl , que es igual a la centésima parte de un litro .

 

centímetro

centímetro nombre masculino 1 Medida de longitud, de símbolo cm , que es igual a la centésima parte de un metro .centímetro cuadrado Medida de superficie, de símbolo cm 2 , que es igual a 0,0001 m 2 .centímetro cúbico Medida de volumen, de símbolo cm 3 , que es igual a 0,000001 m 3 .2 CSur, Cuba, Perú Cinta que tiene marcada la longitud del metro y sus divisiones y sirve para medir distancias o longitudes .SINÓNIMO cinta métrica, huincha de medir .

 

céntimo, -ma

céntimo, -ma numeral partitivo 1 [parte ] Que resulta de dividir un todo en 100 partes iguales :la céntima parte de los ingresos; te corresponde un céntimo del total .SINÓNIMO centavo, centésimo .2 nombre masculino Centésima parte de una unidad monetaria :un céntimo de euro; una moneda de dos céntimos .3 Moneda con este valor .sin un céntimo Sin dinero :paga tú, que estoy sin un céntimo .

 

centinela

centinela nombre común 1 Soldado armado que por un tiempo determinado se coloca de guardia en el puesto que se le encarga :estar de centinela; uno de los centinelas de la puerta principal nos dijo que no podíamos quedarnos en las proximidades del cuartel .Aplicado a soldados varones, se ha utilizado también como nombre ambiguo: el centinela , la centinela .2 Persona que vigila o está en observación de alguna cosa :centinela espiritual; uno de los ladrones se quedó de centinela para avisar si venía alguien .SINÓNIMO guardián, vigía .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) del italiano sentinella servicio de vigilancia que presta un soldado en un lugar fijo ’, ‘soldado encargado de este servicio ’, derivado de sentire oír ’, ‘sentir ’, porque esta es una de las funciones del centinela .

 

centinodia

centinodia nombre femenino Planta medicinal de tallos nudosos tendidos sobre la tierra y semillas pequeñas de las que se alimentan algunas aves .

 

centolla

centolla nombre femenino Centollo .

 

centollo

centollo nombre masculino Crustáceo marino decápodo de hasta 20 cm de longitud, color rojizo, cuerpo aplanado y redondeado cubierto por un caparazón peludo y con pequeñas espinas, y con el primer par de patas terminado en unas pequeñas pinzas; vive en fondos arenosos; su carne es comestible y muy apreciada :el centollo es común en las costas atlánticas .SINÓNIMO centolla .

 

centón

centón nombre masculino 1 Obra literaria compuesta enteramente, o en la mayor parte, de fragmentos, sentencias o expresiones de otras obras o autores .SINÓNIMO rapsodia .2 Ensayo crítico poco apreciado por falta de originalidad y repetición de opiniones comunes .

 

centrado, -da

centrado, -da adjetivo 1 [cosa ] Que tiene su centro en la posición que debe ocupar o que se espera que ocupe .2 [persona ] Que se halla en el ambiente o medio que le corresponde :desde que ha encontrado trabajo está más centrada .3 nombre masculino Acción de centrar :el centrado de líneas tiene un icono en la barra de formato .

 

central

central adjetivo 1 Que está situado en el centro :la nave central de una iglesia; las comarcas centrales del país .2 Que constituye el centro o la parte esencial o más importante de la cosa que se expresa :la primera parte recoge y resume parcialmente algunos de los contenidos centrales de la obra .3 Que ejerce su acción sobre todo el conjunto o sistema del que forma parte :gobierno central; la administración central; calefacción central .4 nombre femenino Oficina principal de un establecimiento comercial, industrial o de servicios :la oficina central de una entidad bancaria .central camionera Méx Terminal de camiones (autobuses ).5 Instalación industrial en la que se produce energía eléctrica a partir de otras formas de energía :central hidráulica; central nuclear; central geotérmica .6 Local o edificio en el cual se centraliza los elementos, o una parte importante de ellos, de una red de comunicación :central telefónica .7 nombre común En fútbol y otros deportes de equipo, jugador que actúa en el centro de la defensa :el central de la selección despejó el balón a córner .También defensa central .8 nombre masculino Cuba Fábrica de azúcar de caña .SINÓNIMO ingenio .También central azucarero .9 nombre femenino PRico Fábrica de azúcar de caña .SINÓNIMO ingenio . VÉASE banco central; calefacción central; cantero central; defensa central; memoria central .

 

centralidad

centralidad nombre femenino Condición de central :la centralidad de la red de comunicaciones favorecía una buena relación con cualquier lugar de la zona por carretera o ferrocarril; el narrador mantiene el enigma en la historia pero desplaza su centralidad y relativiza su función estructurante .

 

centralismo

centralismo nombre masculino Sistema político o administrativo que defiende la acumulación de las funciones de gobierno o de administración en un solo poder central, sin dejar ninguna competencia a poderes periféricos o locales :fueron las clases medias quienes mantuvieron más vivo el recelo al centralismo .

 

centralista

centralista adjetivo 1 Del centralismo o relacionado con este sistema político o administrativo :un estado centralista; un régimen centralista; una política centralista .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es partidario del centralismo .3 nombre común PRico Persona que es dueña de una central o ingenio azucarero .

 

centralita

centralita nombre femenino 1 Esp Aparato que conecta varias líneas telefónicas instaladas en los locales de una misma entidad o empresa :la centralita de la maternidad está colapsada por las numerosas llamadas de felicitación que se reciben .SINÓNIMO conmutador .2 Esp Lugar donde está instalado ese aparato .

 

centralización

centralización nombre femenino 1 Acción de centralizar :la centralización política terminó con esta institución; en el siglo xviii, se inició el proceso de unificación y centralización del Estado .ANTÓNIMO descentralización .2 Efecto de centralizar :la administración se vio reforzada a través de su centralización y homogeneidad .ANTÓNIMO descentralización .

 

centralizador, -ra

centralizador, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Que centraliza :política centralizadora; el cambio social quedó plasmado en el nacimiento de una institución centralizadora de la riqueza que residía en palacio .

 

centralizar

centralizar verbo transitivo 1 Reunir cosas distintas o de diversa procedencia en un lugar común o bajo una misma dirección :los emperadores centralizaron el poder en su persona; el Centro de Gestión centraliza toda la información del tráfico provincial; a la dificultad de centralizar los datos recogidos por las provincias se añadía la complejidad de los trámites burocráticos .ANTÓNIMO descentralizar .2 Asumir un poder central las atribuciones y funciones políticas y administrativas que corresponden a un poder local o regional .SINÓNIMO estatalizar .ANTÓNIMO descentralizar . VÉASE cierre centralizado . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .

 

centrar

centrar verbo transitivo 1 Colocar una cosa de manera que su centro coincida con el de otra o quede en el lugar debido :centrar un cuadro en la pared .2 Colocar una cosa de manera que su eje geométrico coincida con el eje de rotación :centrar una barra en un torno .3 Dirigir la atención, el interés o ciertas acciones hacia un objetivo o centro de atención determinado :debería centrar la búsqueda en un área más pequeña; centró su investigación en el impacto de las nuevas tecnologías en la sociedad ;la discusión se centró sobre temas políticos; todos los esfuerzos se centran ahora en hallar un hogar para los refugiados .4 Atraer [una cosa ] hacia la atención o el interés :el envío de tropas a la zona del conflicto centra los debates de la conferencia de Helsinki; sus intervenciones acabaron centrando nuestro interés .5 verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo En fútbol y otros deportes de equipo, dar un pase largo desde un lateral del campo hacia la parte central próxima a la meta contraria, como parte de una jugada de ataque :en los últimos minutos el equipo visitante se dedicó a centrar balones al área en busca del gol del empate; después de driblar a varios defensores, consiguió centrar con gran precisión .6 centrarse verbo pronominal Convertirse [un lugar ] en el centro de desarrollo de cierta actividad :la posición central de esta ciudad en la región solo se ha visto favorecida en los últimos años al centrarse allí los servicios administrativos del gobierno; la esclavitud en el África oriental se centraba en Zanzíbar .7 centrarse Encontrar el equilibrio o estado emocional adecuado para desenvolverse bien en un lugar, ambiente o situación :en el trabajo empecé sintiéndome fuera de lugar, pero poco a poco fui centrándome; con el quinto toro consiguió centrarse .

 

céntrico, -ca

céntrico, -ca adjetivo Que está en el centro, en especial de una población :oficinas céntricas; la maratón recorre algunas calles céntricas de la ciudad; se hospedará en un céntrico hotel de la ciudad .

 

centrifugación

centrifugación nombre femenino Centrifugado (acción ).

 

centrifugado

centrifugado nombre masculino Acción de centrifugar :la lavadora todavía no ha empezado el centrifugado .SINÓNIMO centrifugación .

 

centrifugadora

centrifugadora nombre femenino 1 Máquina que aprovecha la fuerza centrífuga para secar ciertas sustancias o para separar los componentes de una masa o mezcla .2 Máquina que sirve para someter a una persona a aceleraciones tan fuertes como las que se manifiestan a bordo de los aviones más rápidos y de las naves espaciales con el objeto de prepararla para el vuelo .

 

centrifugar

centrifugar verbo transitivo 1 Someter una masa, un líquido, etc. , a la acción de una centrifugadora .2 Secar la ropa por medio de la acción centrifugadora de la lavadora . Conjugación [7 ] como llegar .

 

centrífugo, -ga

centrífugo, -ga adjetivo [fuerza ] Que tiende a alejar del eje alrededor del cual gira .ANTÓNIMO centrípeto .

 

centriolo

centriolo nombre masculino biol Corpúsculo central del centrosoma .

 

centrípeto, -ta

centrípeto, -ta adjetivo [fuerza ] Que tiende a acercar al eje alrededor del cual gira .ANTÓNIMO centrífugo .

 

centrismo

centrismo nombre masculino Tendencia o ideología de los partidos de centro político .

 

centrista

centrista adjetivo 1 Del centrismo o relacionado con esta tendencia política :el partido centrista; el gobierno centrista .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es partidario del centrismo :el líder centrista; los centristas practican una política moderada .

 

centro

centro nombre masculino 1 Punto o lugar que está en medio, más o menos equidistante de los límites o extremos :había tres sillas y se sentó en la del centro; el centro del salón estaba acondicionado como pista de baile y estaba rodeado por mesas; el equipo dominó en el centro del campo, pero no pudo con la defensa enemiga .2 Zona interior de un lugar muy distante de la periferia :la sierra de Gredos es la única zona verdaderamente de alta montaña en el centro de la península ibérica .3 Parte de una población (que suele coincidir con el centro espacial y de origen más antiguo ) donde hay más actividad administrativa, comercial y cultural :nos citamos en el centro y tomamos una copa .También centro urbano .4 Lugar donde se concentra una actividad, donde se desarrolla con mayor intensidad o donde converge o desde donde se irradia cierta cosa :la escuela de Praga es considerada uno de los centros creadores del estilo internacional; durante el siglo xix Cuba fue un importante centro mercantil en el Caribe, y exportaba azúcar, café y tabaco; París fue, durante décadas, el centro artístico de Occidente .5 Lugar o recinto donde se desarrolla una actividad :centro de enseñanza; centro comercial; centro penitenciario; centro médico; centro deportivo .6 Sociedad que persigue un fin cultural, el fomento de una actividad, etc. :centro excursionista; centro católico .7 Persona o cosa principal que atrae la atención, donde converge el interés de la gente :desde que llegó se convirtió en el centro de la reunión .8 Tendencia o agrupación política cuya ideología es intermedia entre la izquierda y la derecha :un partido de centro-derecha; con la caída del oficialismo, la oposición se esforzó por ganarse los votantes del centro político .9 En fútbol y otros deportes de equipo, pase largo que un jugador hace desde un lateral del campo hacia la parte central próxima a la meta contraria, como parte de una jugada de ataque :el preciso centro del mediocampista lo culminó Santillana con un magnífico cabezazo .10 Punto equidistante de todos los de una circunferencia o de la superficie de una esfera :el radio de una circunferencia es la distancia que hay de un punto de esta al centro .11 Punto interior en un polígono o poliedro en el que todas las diagonales que pasan por él quedan divididas en dos partes iguales .12 Cuba Tirilla de lienzo doblado que se pone en los cuellos y puños de las camisas u otras prendas .13 Hond Prenda de vestir sin mangas que cubre el tronco del cuerpo y generalmente se lleva encima de una camisa u otra prenda y debajo de una chaqueta o saco .SINÓNIMO chaleco .centro de gravedad fís Punto de un cuerpo en el que, si se aplicara una sola fuerza vertical, tendría el mismo efecto que la suma de las acciones de la gravedad sobre todos sus puntos :al inclinarnos desplazamos el centro de gravedad y por eso podemos perder el equilibrio y caer .centro nervioso Grupo de células nerviosas que tiene una misión particular, ya sea en el encéfalo, en la médula espinal o en cualquier parte del cuerpo :este tipo de cordados tiene un centro nervioso dorsal y hueco y hendiduras branquiales en la faringe, que están relacionadas con la toma de alimento . VÉASE delantero centro . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín centrum y este del griego kéntron centro ’, ‘aguijón ’, por comparación con la punta del compás o del alfiler empleado con la misma función .

 

centroafricano, -na

centroafricano, -na adjetivo 1 Relativo a la zona central de África, a la República Centroafricana o a sus habitantes .2 nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es del África central o de la República Centroafricana .

 

centroamericano, -na

centroamericano, -na adjetivo 1 Relativo a América Central o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de América Central .

 

centrocampista

centrocampista nombre común En fútbol y otros deportes de equipo, jugador que desarrolla su actividad en el centro del campo y tiene como misión crear jugadas de ataque y contener los avances del equipo contrario, ayudando así tanto a su defensa como a su delantera :el sensacional centrocampista ha recibido ofertas de varios equipos .SINÓNIMO medio, mediocampista .

 

centroeuropeo, -pea

centroeuropeo, -pea adjetivo 1 Relativo a Europa central o a los territorios situados en esta zona :país centroeuropeo; costumbres centroeuropeas; cocina centroeuropea; política centroeuropea; cultura centroeuropea .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Europa central :pintores centroeuropeos; futbolista centroeuropeo .

 

centropen

centropen nombre masculino Cuba Instrumento para escribir o dibujar semejante al bolígrafo, pero de punta absorbente de fibra y tinta grasa empapada en un material poroso en su interior .SINÓNIMO marcador, plumón, rotulador .

 

centrosoma

centrosoma nombre masculino biol Corpúsculo próximo al núcleo de la célula que desempeña un papel importante en la cariocinesis :el centrosoma y los lisosomas son orgánulos presentes en las células animales .

 

centuplicar

centuplicar verbo transitivo Hacer cien veces mayor una cosa o multiplicar por cien una cantidad :pocas empresas centuplican sus intereses de un año a otro ;se ha centuplicado el número de especies protegidas . Conjugación [1 ] como sacar .

 

céntuplo, -pla

céntuplo, -pla adjetivo /nombre masculino Que es cien veces el número o cantidad de cierta cosa :mil es el céntuplo de diez; el número céntuplo de 2 es 200 .Como adjetivo es poco usado .

 

centuria

centuria nombre femenino 1 formal Siglo (período de cien años ):con el cambio de centuria España perdió sus últimas colonias en América y comenzó a desarrollar una corriente de pensamiento americanista; los papiros se han podido conservar enterrados en la arena durante muchas centurias, gracias a la sequedad del clima .2 Compañía del ejército de la antigua Roma compuesta por cien soldados :sesenta centurias formaban una legión en los ejércitos imperiales .

 

centurión

centurión nombre masculino Oficial del ejército de la antigua Roma que tenía a su mando una centuria .

 

Sanseido Dictionary

CENTO

CENTO セントー Central Treaty Organization 中央条約機構

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cent

cent /sent / (! scent, sentと同音 ) 〖語源は 「百 」〗名詞 s /-ts /1 C セント 米国 カナダ オーストラリア ニュージーランド 香港 シンガポール EUなどの補助通貨単位; 1ドルの 1 /100 ; ⦅略 ⦆C, c, c., ct, ct. ; 記号 ¢〙▸ 10 ¢ten cents 10セント 2 C 1セント銅貨 (penny ).3 not … a (red ) 一銭も …ない ; 少しも ない ▸ I don't care a (red ) cent .少しもかまわない 4 U (単位としての )100 (percent )per cent 100につき p t [g t ] n one's tw c nts' w rth [one's tw c nts n ]⦅米 くだけて ⦆(求められてもいないのに )自分の意見を言う, 口出しする .

 

centaur

cen taur /séntɔː r /名詞 1 C 〘ギ神 〙ケンタウロス 〘半人半馬の怪獣 〙.2 the C- 〗〘天 〙ケンタウルス座 .

 

centavo

cen ta vo /sentɑ́ːvoʊ /名詞 s C センターボ 〘メキシコ 中南米諸国などの補助通貨単位; 基本単位の 1 /100 .

 

centenarian

cen te nar i an /sènt (ə )né ə riən /名詞 C 形容詞 100歳 (以上 )の人, 100年 (祭 )の .

 

centenary

cen te nar y /sentén (ə )ri, sént (ə )nèri |sentíːn (ə )ri /名詞 -ies C 形容詞 ⦅主に英 ⦆100周年 (記念 )(の ), 100年に1度 (の ), 100年間 (の ), (⦅主に米 /英 かたく centennial ).

 

centennial

cen ten ni al /senténiəl /形容詞 ⦅主に米 /英 かたく しばしば 名詞 の前で 〗100周年 (記念 )の, 100年に1度の, 100年間の .名詞 C 〖単数形で 〗100周年記念 (祭 )(⦅主に英 ⦆centenary ).ly 副詞

 

center

cen ter ⦅英 ⦆cen tre /séntə r /〖原義は 「円 回転の中心点 」〗(形 )central 名詞 s /-z /1 C 〖通例the 中心 (); 中央 , まん中 ; (円 球体の )中心 ; (果物などの )しん (middle 名詞 1 )at [in ] the center of a circle 円の中心に (!atの方がより正確な場所をさす ) ▸ a desk in the center of the office 事務室の中央にある机 the center of gravity 重心 ; 核心 2 C (産業 文化などの )中心地 , (特定の活動の )拠点 , 中心 ; ⦅主に英 ⦆(都市などの )中心街, 繁華街 (⦅主に米 ⦆downtown )the commercial [cultural ] center of Osaka 大阪の商業 [文化 ]の中心地 the center of education [economic growth ]教育 [経済成長 ]の拠点 work in the center of the city 町の中心街で働く ▸ a bus to the town center 市街地行きのバス 3 C センター , (社会活動などの )中心施設 ▸ a recreation [conference ] center レクリエーションセンター [会議場 ]▸ a center for Asian studies アジア研究センター 4 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(注目 関心の ), 対象 The player became used to being the center of attention .その選手は注目されるのに慣れた be at the center of debate 議論の的になる 5 〖通例the C- 〗〘政 〙中道派 , 穏健派 ▸ policies of the Center 中道派の政策 6 C スポーツ (サッカー ホッケーなどの )センターフォワード (center forward ); センター ; 中堅 ().7 C (回転の )(pivot ); 心棒 .8 the 生理 中枢 .9 the 〘軍 〙中央部隊 〘左右両翼部隊 (wings )の間の 〙.10 〖形容詞的に 〗中心の , 中央の ; 中道派の ▸ a center aisle 中央通路 動詞 s /-z /; ⦅米 ⦆ed , ⦅英 ⦆d /-d /; ⦅米 ⦆ing , ⦅英 ⦆-tring 他動詞 1 a. …を «…の » 中心 [中央 ]に置く «on , in » center a vase on the table 花びんをテーブルの中央に置く b. 〖通例be ed 〈活動などが 〉 «…に » 集まる «on , upon » ; 〈関心などが 〉 «…に » 集中する «(a )round » His speech was centered on political reform .彼の演説は政治改革のことに集中した 2 スポーツ ボール を中央 [センター ]にける [打つ , 出す ].3 …を中心に合わせる [決める ].自動詞 考え 活動などが 〉 «…に » 集まる «on , upon » ; 〈関心などが 〉 «…に » 集中する «(a )round » In many families life centers around the television .多くの家庭ではテレビを中心に生活を営んでいる ~̀ div der 中央分離帯 .~̀ f eld 野球 センター, 中堅 .~̀ f elder センター, 中堅手 (baseball ).~̀ h lf サッカー センターハーフ, 中盤 .C nters for Dis ase Contr l and Prev ntion the (アメリカの )疾病管理予防センター 〘疾病予防および伝染病対策を行う米厚生省の下部機関; ⦅略 ⦆CDC .~́ st ge 中央舞台 ; 注目の的 .

 

centered

c n tered 形容詞 1 〈人などが 〉落ちついた, 分別のある .2 〈物などが 〉中心をなす .

 

centerfold

c nter f ld 名詞 C (雑誌 新聞などの )折り込み式見開きページ (の写真 [特集 ]), 観音開き ; (見開きページの写真の )ヌードモデル .

 

centerpiece

c nter p ece 名詞 C 1 (食卓などの )中心に置く装飾品 .2 最も重要なもの ; 中心的な事項 .

 

centesimo

cen tes i mo /sentésəmòʊ , 1 は本来 tʃentézəmoʊ /名詞 s, -mi /-mi /C 1 チェンテジモ 〘イタリアの旧補助通貨単位; 1リラの 1 /100 .2 センテシモ パナマ ウルグアイなどの補助通貨単位 〙.

 

centi-

cen ti- /séntə |sénti /複合要素 100, 100分の1 centi pede ムカデ 〘「100の足 」から centi gram センチグラム 1 /100 グラム

 

centigrade

cen ti grade /séntəɡrèɪd /〖centi (100分の1 )grade (度合い )〗形容詞 100度に分けた , 100分度の ; 〖時にC -〗摂氏 (寒暖計 )の (⦅略 ⦆C., c., cent. ; Fahrenheit )▸ a centigrade thermometer 摂氏寒暖計 (Celsius thermometer )▸ 30 ℃thirty degrees centigrade 摂氏30度 名詞 U 100分度 (目盛り ), 摂氏度 .

 

centigram

cen ti gram ⦅英 ⦆-gramme /séntəɡræ̀m /名詞 C センチグラム 1 /100 グラム; ⦅略 ⦆cg .

 

centiliter

cen ti li ter ⦅英 ⦆-tre /séntəlìːtə r /名詞 C センチリットル 1 /100 リットル; ⦅略 ⦆cl .

 

centime

cen time /sɑ́ːntiːm |sɔ́n -/〖<フランス 名詞 C サンチーム フランス (現在は廃止 )スイスなどの補助通貨単位; 100 centimesが1 franc ; 1サンチーム硬貨 .

 

centimeter

cen ti me ter ⦅英 ⦆-tre /séntəmìːtə r / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖centi (100分の1 ) meter (メートル )〗名詞 s /-z /C センチメートル (⦅略 ⦆cm ).

 

centimo

cen ti mo /séntəmòʊ /名詞 s C センチモ a スペインの旧補助通貨単位; 1ペセタの 1 /100 .b ベネズエラ パラグアイなどの補助通貨単位 〙; 1センチモ硬貨 .

 

centipede

cen ti pede /séntəpìːd /名詞 C 〘虫 〙ムカデ (類 ).

 

central

cen tral /séntr (ə )l /center 形容詞 more ; most /1 , 2 は比較なし 1 名詞 の前で 〗中央の , 中心的な 〈組織など 〉the central government [committee ]中央政府 [委員会 ]The government called for the central bank's intervention .政府は中央銀行の介入を要求した 2 名詞 の前で 〗中心 [中央 ], 中心部の 〈町など 〉Gifu Prefecture is in the central part of Japan .岐阜県は日本の中心部に位置する 3 «…にとって » 重要な , 主要な ; 基本的な «to » the central figure [role ]中心人物 [的役割 ]▸ Computers are central to every stage of health care .コンピュータは医療のあらゆる場面において重要な役割を果たす Art is of central importance in my life .芸術は私の人生においてきわめて重要だ 4 be «…に » 便利な , 地の利がよい «for » This university is very central .この大学はとても便利な所にある 5 名詞 の前で 〗〘医 〙中枢神経の ; 音声 中舌音の .6 ⦅くだけて ⦆名詞 の後で 〗…が中心になる, …がよくある [いる ]The campsite became party central .そのキャンプ場ではよくパーティが開かれた C -̀ À frican Rep blic the 中央アフリカ共和国 〘首都はBangui 〙.~̀ ir cond tioner セントラルエアコン .C Am rica 中央アメリカ, 中米 .C -̀ Á sia 中央アジア .C -̀ É urope 中央ヨーロッパ .~̀ h ating セントラルヒーティング ; 集中暖房 .C Int lligence gency ⦅米 ⦆the 中央情報局 (⦅略 ⦆CIA ).~̀ l cking (車などの )集中ロック .~̀ n rvous s stem 中枢神経系 .C P rk セントラルパーク New York市Manhattanにある大公園 〙.~̀ pr cessing nit 〘コンピュ 〙中央処理装置 (⦅略 ⦆CPU ).~̀ reserv tion ⦅英 ⦆(道路の )中央分離帯 (⦅米 ⦆median (strip )).C (St ndard ) T me the (米国の )中部標準時 (⦅略 ⦆C (S )T ; standard time 事情 ).

 

centralism

c n tral sm 名詞 U 中央集権主義 [制度 ].c n tral ist 形容詞 名詞 c n tral s tic 形容詞

 

centrality

cen tr l i ty 名詞 -ties C U 中心 (の位置 ); 中心的な役割 .

 

centralization

c n tral i z tion 名詞 U 1 中央集権 (化 ).2 中央に集めること, 集中 .

 

centralize

c n tral ze 動詞 他動詞 1 〈権力など 〉を中央に集める, …を中央集権化する ; 支配 制度など 〉を強固にする .2 …を中心に集める .自動詞 中央 [中心 ]に集まる .

 

centralized

c n tral zed 形容詞 中央集権化された ; 〘コンピュ 〙集中 (型 )の .

 

centrally

c n tral ly 副詞 1 中央で [によって ]〈管理されたなど 〉; 中央 [心 ](部 )に ; 主として ; 最も centrally heated セントラルヒーティングの 2 地の利の良い [交通至便な ]所に 〈位置するなど 〉.

 

centre

cen tre /séntə r /名詞 動詞 ⦅英 ⦆center .

 

centric

cen tric /séntrɪk /形容詞 1 中心の ; 中心的な (central ).2 〘医 〙神経中枢の .

 

centrifugal

cen trif u gal /sentrɪ́fjəɡ (ə )l |sèntrɪfjúːɡ (ə )l /形容詞 遠心力 [性 ]の centrifugal force 物理 遠心力 .

 

centrifuge

cen tri fuge /séntrɪfjùːdʒ /名詞 C 遠心分離機 .動詞 他動詞 …を遠心分離機にかけて分離 [脱水, 試験 ]する .

 

centripetal

cen trip e tal /sentrɪ́pət (ə )l, sèntrɪpíːt (ə )l /形容詞 求心力 [性 ]の centripetal force 物理 求心力 .

 

centrist

cen trist /séntrɪst /形容詞 名詞 C 通例 名詞 の前で 〗中道 [穏健 ]派の 〈政治家など 〉.

 

Centronics

Centronics /sentrɑ́nɪks /名詞 商標 〘コンピュ 〙セントロニクス .~́ nterface 〘コンピュ 〙セントロニクスインターフェース .

 

centurion

cen tu ri on /sent j ə riən /名詞 C (古代ローマ歩兵隊の )百人隊 (century )の隊長 .

 

century

cen tu ry /sén (t )ʃ (ə )ri /cent (100 )ury (一組 )〗名詞 -ries /-z /C 1 序数 世紀 (⦅略 ⦆c., cent. ) (!(1 )しばしばtheを伴い, 序数の単語と共に大文字になることもある. (2 ) コーパス this, next, lastなど一部の修飾語を伴って副詞的に用いられることがあるが, week, month, yearなどと違って限定詞と共に何らかの 前置詞 を伴う方が普通 ) The 21st [twenty-first ] century starts from January 1st, 2001 .21世紀は2001年の元日から始まる ▸ (in ) this [during this ] century 今世紀に [中に ]early this century in the early part [years ] of this century 今世紀の初期に in [into, until ] the next century 来世紀に [まで ] (!intoは 「(深く )…まで 」という時間の推移を, untilでは 「…まで 」という継続の終点を表す ) at the beginning [end ] of this century 今世紀の初め [終わり ]に (!in the middle of this century (今世紀の中ごろに )の場合は 前置詞 がinとなることに注意 ) at the turn of the century 世紀の変わり目に during the last century 前世紀に over the centuries 何世紀にも渡って ▸ a 19th century [19th -century ] masterpiece 19世紀の傑作 2 (任意の )100年間 in the next [past, last ] half century 今後 [過去 ]50年間に for the first time in [in half, in a quarter of ] a century 100 [50, 25 ]年間で初めて for (many ) centuries 何百年もの間 during the past century ここ100年間に four centuries ago 400年前 3 ⦅英 ⦆スポーツ (クリケットの )100点 〘1人の選手が1イニングで得点する 〙.4 (古代ローマ歩兵の )百人隊 ; (古代ローマの )百人組 〘百人で1投票権を持つ組 〙.