central
Being in the centreBeing in the centre.
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Examples
264 sentencesWhere is Central Park?
Which way is Central Park?
ruКак пройти к Центральному парку? — marafon
deIn welcher Richtung liegt der Zentralpark? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Language is central to human life.
deDie Sprache spielt eine zentrale Rolle im Leben der Menschen. — al_ex_an_der
Meaning
6 sensesBeing in the centre.
zentral, mittig
центра́льныйcentrálʹnyj
центра́льнийcentrálʹnyj
Being very important, or key to something.
zentral
Having or containing the centre of something.
zentral
More meanings 3
Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs.
Belong or relating to the center of an algebraic structure.
Of an element of an algebraic structure: which commutes with all other elements under multiplication
Of a unital algebra over a field: whose center is exactly equal to the image of the base field
- serving as an essential component
- in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area
Origin
Borrowed from Latin centrālis, from centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntroBorrowed from Latin centrālis, from centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron); by surface analysis, centre + -al.
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Forms
more central, most central/centralmost/centremost/centermost| Comparative | more central Lesson |
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| Superlative | most central / centralmost / centremost / centermost Lesson |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- serving as an essential component:cardinalfundamentalkeyprimal
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
73 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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