Meaning

22 senses
  1. (Canada, US, alternative)The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

    a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

  2. (Canada, US, alternative)The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

  3. (Canada, US, alternative)The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.

  4. (Canada, US, alternative)The point on a line that is midway between the ends.

    Mitte, Mittelpunkt, Zentrum

    центрcentr, середи́наseredína

    центрcentr

  5. (Canada, US, alternative)The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).

    The centroid is one of the centres of a triangle

  6. (Canada, US, alternative)A point on a triangle's plane that is in some sense in its middle.

    There are several centers of a triangle such as its circumcenter, incenter, orthocenter and centroid.

  7. (Canada, US, alternative)A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.

    shopping center, convention center, civic center, garment center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Rockefeller Center

    Zentrum, Mitte

    центрcentr

    a building dedicated to a particular activity

  8. (Canada, US, alternative)The ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties.

  9. (Canada, US, alternative)The venue in which the head of government in a centralized state is situated.

  10. (Canada, US, alternative)A topic that is particularly important in a given context, the element in a subject of cognition, volition or discussion that is perceived as decisive.

    the center of the controversy

    the center of attention

    Drehpunkt

    центрcentr

  11. A player in the middle of a playing area.

    (Canada, US, alternative)The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.

    Center, Zenterspieler

    (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

  12. (Canada, US, alternative)The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.

    Stürmer

Examples

678 sentences
  1. We sat in the center of the room.

    Ми сіли в центрі кімнтати. — deniko

    ruМы сели в центре комнаты. — sharptoothed

    deWir saßen mitten im Zimmer. — Fingerhut

  2. Tom wants to be the center of attention.

    Том хоче бути в центрі уваги. — deniko

    ruТом хочет быть центром внимания. — marafon

    deTom will im Mittelpunkt stehen. — pullnosemans

  3. The library is in the center of the city.

    Бібліотека знаходиться в центрі міста. — deniko

    ruБиблиотека находится в центре города. — sharptoothed

    deDie Bibliothek ist in der Stadtmitte. — Esperantostern

  4. The park is in the center of the city.

    Парк знаходиться у центрі міста. — uaspeaker

  5. The park is located in the center of the city.

    Парк знаходиться у центрі міста. — uaspeaker

    ruПарк расположен в центре города. — Lenin_1917

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle:
Русский
By meaning 1
point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle:
topic of particular importance:
in basketball:
in ice hockey:

Origin

From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from An

From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum.

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Forms

plural: centers

Synonyms

13 synonyms
middle portion of something:middleA2midstB2
point on a line midway between the ends:midpoint
point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates:centroidcenter of gravitycenter of mass
Close in meaning
  • a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game:centre
  • (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play:centre
  • the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game:centre
  • a building dedicated to a particular activity:centre
  • a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process:centrenerve centernerve centre
  • the object upon which interest and attention focuses:centrecenter of attentioncentre of attention

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

102 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • the center of
  • center of the
  • in the center
  • the shopping center
  • center of attention
  • shopping center
  • self centered
  • be the center
  • to the center

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
center — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto