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A line, typically a straight line, drawn through a set of experimental points on a graph
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Alternative spelling of anticenter [(astronomy) The point in the sky opposite to that of the centre of the galaxy (when viewed from Earth)]
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A data point that forms the center of a cluster of similar items.
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The determination of a barycenter
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(mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.
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The circumference of this line.
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(informal) A small sum of money.
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(law) Abbreviation of central. [(especially US) centre]
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A measure of area: one hundredth of an are, or one square meter.
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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.
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Alternative form of centre circle [(soccer) The circle in the centre of the pitch which, at kick-off, the defending team may not enter until the attacking side has touched the ball.]
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(idiomatic) A central role in some activity that requires speed.
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(engineering) A symbol used to mark the center of a circle or partial circle on an engineering drawing.
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US spelling of centre of attention [(British spelling) Something that attracts a lot of attention.]
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US standard spelling of centre of curvature. [(mathematics, for any point on a curve) The centre of the osculating circle at the point on the curve.]
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US standard spelling of centre of effort. [The point through which the resultant of all the wind forces on a sailing vessel's sails is assumed to act.]
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(figuratively) The most central or important part of something, which its other parts are considered in relation to.
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US standard spelling of centre of inertia. [(rare, dated) The centre of mass.]
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US standard spelling of centre of lift. [(aeronautics) That point on an aircraft where all the various lifting forces act. If the centre or lift is not coincident with the centre of gravity on the fore/aft axis, the plane will pitch, if not coincident on the lateral axis, it will roll.]
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US standard spelling of centre of mass. [(mathematics, physics) A point, near, or within a body at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated; it coincides with the centroid for a body of uniform density, and with the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field.]
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In a publication and particularly a magazine, the two central pages, which belong to the same paper and face each other: the most visible part.
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(by extension) An important or prominent position.
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Alternative form of centrebit [An instrument turning on a centre, for boring holes.]
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(often figuratively) The area between foreground and background; middle distance.
adj
Alternative form of centrish [(informal) Towards the centre, especially (politics) leaning towards the political centre.]
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(martial arts, boxing) An imaginary line connecting the center of two fighters' bodies while they face each other.
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Alternative form of centreman [(ice hockey, Australian rules football) The player in the position of centre.]
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of centremost [Closest to the centre]
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Alternative form of centroid [(geometry, physics, engineering, of an object or a geometrical figure) The point at which gravitational force (or other universally and uniformly acting force) may be supposed to act on a given rigid, uniformly dense body; the centre of gravity or centre of mass.]
n
US standard spelling of centrepiece. [An ornament to be placed in the centre, as of a table, ceiling, etc.]
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To place something directly in the middle.
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Alternative form of center stage [(acting) The area in the center of the stage, especially one towards the front.]
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Alternative form of centare [A measure of area: one hundredth of an are, or one square meter.]
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(genetics) Alternative form of centiRay
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A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
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Alternative form of centerable [Able to be centered.]
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(medicine, anatomy, archaic) Toward the center.
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The central area of a city in which there is a concentration of certain retail and business activities, especially in older cities with rail transportation.
adj
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of centralized. [Having things physically towards the center; consolidated or concentrated]
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(informal) Somewhat central; close to the center.
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A tendency to remain at, or move towards the centre.
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To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
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UK spelling of center console
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(British spelling) Something that attracts a lot of attention.
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(mathematics, for any point on a curve) The centre of the osculating circle at the point on the curve.
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(physics) Britain and Canada standard spelling of center of gravity.
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(rare, dated) The centre of mass.
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(aeronautics) That point on an aircraft where all the various lifting forces act. If the centre or lift is not coincident with the centre of gravity on the fore/aft axis, the plane will pitch, if not coincident on the lateral axis, it will roll.
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(mathematics, physics) A point, near, or within a body at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated; it coincides with the centroid for a body of uniform density, and with the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field.
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(slang, Canada, derogatory) The city of Toronto, due to its self-absorbed haughty attitude.
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A form of obfuscatory slang in which the central vowel of a word is moved to the beginning, and other sounds optionally added, so for example mug might become ugmer.
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Alternative spelling of center spread [In a publication and particularly a magazine, the two central pages, which belong to the same paper and face each other: the most visible part.]
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Alternative form of center square [A tool used to find the center of a circle, consisting of two perpendicular straight-edges, both placed tangent to the circular piece, and a third straight-edge which bisects the angle between the other two.]
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(British spelling, Canadian spelling) Standard spelling of center stage.
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Alternative form of centrebit [An instrument turning on a centre, for boring holes.]
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Alternative form of centeredness [The state of being centered.]
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UK spelling of centerfield
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Alternative form of centerground [(often figuratively) The area between foreground and background; middle distance.]
n
Alternative spelling of centerlessness [The state or condition of being centerless; lack of a center.]
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(British spelling) Alternative form of centerline [A line through the center that divides a shape into equal pieces.]
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A central article or figure.
adj
Being in the centre; central.
adj
In or by the center; central.
adj
Obsolete form of centric. [Being in the centre; central.]
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Alternative form of centering [(countable) A type of formwork which serves as a temporary structure during the construction of arches and bridges.]
adj
Directed or moving towards a centre.
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A tendency towards a center
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centripetence; tendency towards the centre
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(informal) Towards the centre, especially (politics) leaning towards the political centre.
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Relating to the centre of gravity or the process of finding it.
adj
Obsolete form of centrobaric. [Relating to the centre of gravity or the process of finding it.]
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The path traced by the instantaneous rotational centre of a plane figure when it undergoes motion in a plane
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The graphical representation of the "centre of gravity" of a population
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(geometry, physics, engineering, of an object or a geometrical figure) The point at which gravitational force (or other universally and uniformly acting force) may be supposed to act on a given rigid, uniformly dense body; the centre of gravity or centre of mass.
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Of or pertaining to a centroid.
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A device that generates the centroid of an image
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An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a centre.
adj
Of lines, converging to a centre.
adj
Alternative form of centrolineal [Of lines, converging to a centre.]
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(cluster analysis) The data point in a cluster that is closest to the centroid.
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A method of land measurement used in Ancient Rome, characterised by the regular layout of a square grid traced using surveyors' instruments.
n
(architecture) Alternative form of center [The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.]
adj
Having the form of a circle; round.
adj
(rare, informal) Resembling a circle.
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Somewhat resembling a circle; circular.
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Obsolete form of circlet. [A small circle.]
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Alternative spelling of circumcenter [(geometry) The center of a circumcircle (the circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle or other cyclic polygon).]
n
(dated or literary) Something in the shape of a circle or ring, such as a Roman circus.
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(British spelling) Alternative form of city center [The central business and shopping area of a city.]
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Initialism of center of gravity. [(physics) A point, near or within a body, through which its weight can be assumed to act when considering forces on the body and its motion under gravity. This coincides with the center of mass in a uniform gravitational field.]
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(physics) Initialism of centre of mass. [(mathematics, physics) A point, near, or within a body at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated; it coincides with the centroid for a body of uniform density, and with the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field.]
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(American spelling) Alternative spelling of concentre [(British spelling, dated, intransitive) To come together at a common centre.]
adj
Alternative form of concentric [(geometry) Having a common center.]
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an area from which activities in other areas are directed
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Alternative form of control center [an area from which activities in other areas are directed]
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The center or inner part of a space or area.
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Alternative form of counter-earth [A hypothetical planet sharing an orbit with the earth, but on the opposite side of the sun.]
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(US) Abbreviation of center. [The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.]
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Abbreviation of center. (building or organization) [The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.]
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(British spelling, Canadian spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of cultural center. [An organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts.]
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(figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.
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(idiomatic) The exact center.
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(engineering) Alternative form of dead center. [Synonym of dead point: the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod.]
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Alternative spelling of decentre [To remove the centre from. to decentre the tyres from some model vehicle kits.]
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(geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
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Alternative form of depocenter [(geology) The location of the thickest deposit in a sedimentary basin.]
adv
In or towards the central business district.
adj
(radio communications) Able to receive and operate on two different radio frequencies.
n
Britain and Canada standard spelling of entertainment center.
adj
Of or pertaining to an epicentre
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(figuratively, proscribed) The geographical area in which an ongoing disaster, illness, crisis, or other destructive event is currently most severe.
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(US, geometry) The center of an excircle.
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(UK) Alternative spelling of excenter [(US, geometry) The center of an excircle.]
n
Britain and Canada standard spelling of fitness center.
n
The central or most important element of something; a focal element.
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The centre of any activity.
n
(figuratively) A crux or pivot; a central point.
adj
Alternative form of geocentric [Having the Earth at the center.]
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Alternative form of geocentrism [A belief that the Earth is the center of the universe.]
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A grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
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The point or area on a map described by the numbers or letters indicated.
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(figuratively) The point at which something begins.
n
Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and UK standard spelling of heme.
n
(economics) A graphical representation of the deadweight loss (as measured on a supply and demand graph) in the trade of a given product or service caused by market failure or government failure.
adj
Alternative form of heliocentric [(astronomy) Having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a solar system or orbit. [from 17th c.]]
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(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre [(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.]
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(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
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(UK) Alternative spelling of incenter [(US, geometry) The point formed at the intersection of the three angle bisectors of a triangle; also the centre of the incircle.]
adj
Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
adj
Of or relating to intercentra.
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The spaces between adjacent columns (of a colonnade).
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Alternative form of isocentre [(medical imaging, radiation therapy) The point through which the central ray of the radiation beam passes]
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(medical imaging, radiation therapy) The point through which the central ray of the radiation beam passes
adj
Of equal or constant latitude.
n
The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
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Abbreviation of latitude. [(geography, astronomy) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.]
n
(figuratively) The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
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(nautical) The latitude calculated from the course and distance sailed since the previous observation.
adv
Alternative form of left and right [(Canada, US) All over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.]
adv
Alternative form of left and right [(Canada, US) All over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.]
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(geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
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(engineering) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels or levers.
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(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
adj
Alternative form of matricentred [matricentric]
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A large or major center (place where function or activity occurs).
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Alternative spelling of megacenter [A large or major center (place where function or activity occurs).]
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US spelling of metacentre [(physics, nautical) The point where a vertical line through a tilted vessel's center of buoyancy intersects the originally-vertical (but-now-tilted) line that passed through the center of buoyancy when the vessel was upright; it must be above the vessel's center of gravity for the vessel to have positive static stability (to tend to return to an upright orientation if rolled to one side, rather than to continue rolling to an inverted orientation).]
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(physics, nautical) The point where a vertical line through a tilted vessel's center of buoyancy intersects the originally-vertical (but-now-tilted) line that passed through the center of buoyancy when the vessel was upright; it must be above the vessel's center of gravity for the vessel to have positive static stability (to tend to return to an upright orientation if rolled to one side, rather than to continue rolling to an inverted orientation).
adj
Relating to the middle of a centre
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A circle that is in the middle.
adj
Between shortwave and longwave.
adj
Alternative form of multileveled [Having multiple (literal or figurative) levels.]
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The central part or point of anything; the middle.
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(figuratively) A physical location in a business, organization, or agency where information procured from different sources is brought together to be considered and acted upon by decision-makers.
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(British spelling, Canadian spelling) Standard spelling of nerve center.
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A centre or focus of something.
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The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.
adj
Alternative form of off-centre [(British spelling, Canadian spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) (of an axis etc) displaced from the centre]
adj
(British spelling, Canadian spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) (of an axis etc) displaced from the centre
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(cartography) An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
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Alternative form of photocenter [(astronomy) The centre of light production of a dispersed source]
n
The central point of any rotational system.
adj
(architecture) Describing a space (or its representation) as a stratification of planes
n
UK and Canada spelling of pleasure center
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(geometry) A radical center.
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Britain and Canada standard spelling of power center.
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Britain and Canada standard spelling of profit center.
adj
Having some tabular characteristics
adv
Alternative form of left and right [(Canada, US) All over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.]
adv
Alternative form of left and right [(Canada, US) All over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.]
n
Alternative spelling of science center [An organization, location, or virtual location where science is done or exhibited, either professionally or educationally.]
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(military) an area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible
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The centroid of a geographical location
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Alternative form of semi-period [(physics) Half of the period of a wave etc; typically the time taken for part of a wave to be replaced by a similar part that is out of phase.]
n
(mechanics) The point where a shear force can act without producing any twist in the section. In general not the centroid, but a point through which a force transverse to the axis of a beam section can act and not cause any twisting of the beam section.
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(psychology) The awareness of the position, size, form, distance, and direction of an object, or of oneself
n
A local center in a larger network
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Alternative form of subcenter [A local center in a larger network]
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Alternative form of Thirdspace [Space as both a perceived and conceptualized phenomenon, both a physical locality and its meaning.]
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US spelling of town centre [(British spelling) The main commercial or business area of a town, containing the principal shops, banks, restaurants and public traffic hub.]
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(nautical, surveying) A table by means of which the difference of latitude and departure corresponding to any given course and distance may be found by inspection. It contains the lengths of the two sides of a right-angled triangle, usually for every quarter of a degree of angle, and for lengths of the hypotenuse, from 1 to 100.
v
Alternative form of uncentre [(transitive) To throw from its centre.]
n
(nonstandard) Alternative form of vertex [The highest point, top or apex of something.]
n
Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
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