Center /ˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/

The meaning and definition of Center, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

verb

To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
“He centered the heading of the document.”
To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.

adjective

Of, at, or related to a center.

Synonyms middle midst center of gravity center of mass centroid midpoint

Antonyms periphery

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