central en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/
- [ˈsɛ̟ntɹ̝̊əl] ~ [ˈsɛ̟ntɹ̝̊l̩]
- /ˈsɪntɹ(ə)l/ Southern US, African-American Vernacular, pin–pen merger
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- [ˈsɪ̟ntɹ̝̊əl] ~ [ˈsɪ̟ntɹ̝̊l̩] Southern US, African-American Vernacular, pin–pen merger
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Borrowed from Latin centrālis, from centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron); by surface analysis, centre + -al.
Meanings
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Being in the centre.
Egyption Thebes; / Tyre by the margin of the sounding waves; / Palmyra, central in the Desert, fell; / And the Arts died by which they had been raised.
1814, William Wordsworth, “The Parsonage”, in The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, volume V, London: Longman, published 1827, page 340:The plantoid[…]will have a central stem containing a reservoir of liquid plastic of a sort that can be frozen by ultraviolet light. Half a dozen cylindrical roots will branch off this stem, and the plastic will flow through these from the reservoir to the tip. As in a real root, the tip will be a specialised structure.
2013 July 27, “Putting down roots”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8846:The network had no central ownership or controller; and it did only one thing – transfer data packets from one edge of the network to their destination at another edge.
2024 May 4, John Naughton, “The internet is in decline – it needs rewilding”, in The Guardian:
- Having or containing the centre of something.
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Being very important, or key to something.
Passengers crowd in the main concourse at London Euston on January 28 2017, before boarding West Coast Main Line services. The urgent need to relieve congestion and improve reliability on the WCML remains central in the recently published Full Business Case for HS2.
2020 May 6, Jim Steer, “Full Business Case offers fresh insight into HS2's prospects”, in Rail, page 51, photo caption:Cleverley was a central figure as England took the lead inside three minutes. He saw his shot handled by Moldovan defender Simion Bulgaru and Lampard drilled home the penalty in trademark fashion.
2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
- 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
- Belong or relating to the center of an algebraic structure. ▸ Of a unital algebra over a field: whose center is exactly equal to the image of the base field
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| centralmost | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| centermost | Degree=Sup | US | lexicographic |
| centremost | Degree=Sup | UK | lexicographic |
| most central | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more central | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
central moment · midcentral · quasicentral · Australian Central Standard Time · posteriocentral · Springfield Central · central chimpanzee · Canberra Central · central core disease · anterocentral · Cockburn Central · centralness · craniocentral · Central Islip · Central Tablelands · central determiner · Central European · South Central · central cord syndrome · Central American bushmaster · central sensitisation · Central Manitoulin · mesiocentral · Central African Federation · Kinglake Central · temporocentral · central square · Central Kootenay · semicentral · Central Square · measure of central tendency · mid-central · Central European Midsummer Time · central angle · central government · Central Falls · parietocentral · Central Limit Theorem · tricentral · Central Min · supracentral · Central Otago · postcentral · Pahina Central · central fire · Central Provinces · bicentral · southcentral · central casting · Central Macdonald · central excise · metacentral · acentral · central tendency · Central Europe Time · decentral · multicentral · Logan Central · central sulcus · Central Papua · Guinzadan Central · central reservation · paracentral · Central Plain · Central Goldfields · Central Village · northcentral · Central Frontenac · Central Coast · central location test · Central Bohemian Region · Isis Central · pericentral · Central Standard Time Zone · Thuringowa Central · central simple algebra · central chi-square distribution · Central Coaster · Central Colo · centralisation · Central Highlands · central locking · neurocentral · excentral · centralmost · central committee · Central Bridge · unicentral · centralise · central bank · central vacuum · costocentral · Central Elgin · central adiposity · San Nicolas Central · orthocentral · subcentral · central heating · Central Okanagan · Centralia · noncentral · centrally · Central Plateau · Central Bedfordshire · Everard Central · monocentral · central city · central business district · central spindle · Central Tilba · centralish · posterocentral · Ballarat Central · Central Daylight Time · hypercentral · centrality · Central Time Zone · pluricentral · Bundaberg Central · Sapphire Central · Central Africa Time · Central Anatolia · central processing unit · Central West · Mashonaland Central · frontocentral · Central Vietnam · central canal · Central Huron · central door locking · intercentral · Poblacion Central · caudocentral · Australian Central Daylight Time · central pawn · centralize · Central City · dorsocentral · Gladstone Central · polycentral · proximocentral · central nervous system · central defender · central limit theorem · central planning · central dogma · Central Desert · central retinal artery · epicentral · Central Mangrove · uncentral · central pain syndrome
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (133)
pt central (being in the centre) · ur مرکزی (being in the centre) · fr central (being in the centre) · es central (being very important) · mr केंद्रीय (being in the centre) · de zentral (being very important) · de zentral (being in the centre) · fa مرکزی (being in the centre) · th กลาง (being in the centre) · wa cintrå (being in the centre) · da central (being in the centre) · ko 가운데 (being in the centre) · ro central (being in the centre) · fi keskus- (having or containing the centre of something) · vi trung ương (being in the centre) · ang middel (being in the centre) · ms sentral (being in the centre) · fi keskus- (being in the centre) · fur centrâl (being in the centre) · sw katikati (being very important) · pms central (being in the centre) · sh срѐдишњӣ (being in the centre) · bn কেন্দ্রীয় (being in the centre) · cs centrální (having or containing the centre of something) · it centrale (having or containing the centre of something) · mk централен (being in the centre) · mk главен (being very important) · es central (being in the centre) · uk центра́льний (being in the centre) · vo zenodik (being in the centre) · ps منځنی (being in the centre) · mn төв (being in the centre) · id sentral (being in the centre) · bar zenträu (being in the centre) · el κεντρικός (having or containing the centre of something) · cs centrální (being in the centre) · ckb ناوەندی (being in the centre) · et keskne (having or containing the centre of something) · ro central (having or containing the centre of something) · ka ცენტრალური (being in the centre) · tk merkezi (being in the centre) · sh srèdišnjī (being in the centre) · sq qendror (being in the centre) · ca central (having or containing the centre of something) · lo ກາງ (being in the centre) · it centrale (being very important) · et tsentraalne (being in the centre) · sw katikati (having or containing the centre of something) · ru центра́льный (being in the centre) · pl centralny (being in the centre) · el κεντρικός (being in the centre) · bg гла́вен (being very important) · mn төвийн (being in the centre) · nl centraal (having or containing the centre of something) · izh tsentraljnoi (being in the centre) · et keskne (being in the centre) · gl central (being in the centre) · pl środkowy (being in the centre) · yi צענטראַל (being in the centre) · he מֶרְכָּזִי (being in the centre) · lv centrāls (being in the centre) · pt central (being very important) · ca central (being very important) · bar zenträu (being very important) · sh centralan (being in the centre) · tr merkezi (being in the centre) · sk ústredný (being in the centre) · cy canolog (being in the centre) · ps منځنی (having or containing the centre of something) · ca central (being in the centre) · hy կենտրոնական (being in the centre) · ko 중앙 (being in the centre) · bg центра́лен (having or containing the centre of something) · ar مَرْكَزِيّ (being in the centre) · ps مرکزي (being in the centre) · fi keski- (being in the centre) · lmo central (being in the centre) · sv central (being in the centre) · ps منځنی (being very important) · id sentral (being very important) · be цэнтра́льны (being in the centre) · fi keskeinen (being very important) · sl središčen (being in the centre) · ja 中心の (having or containing the centre of something) · ko 중심 (being in the centre) · de zentral (having or containing the centre of something) · he מרכזי (being very important) · tr orta (being in the centre) · sa मध्य (being very important) · km កណ្ដាល (being in the centre) · ug مەركىزىي (being in the centre) · mk централен (having or containing the centre of something) · la centrālis (being in the centre) · ja 中心の (being very important) · de mittig (being in the centre) · el κεντρικός (being very important) · sl centralen (being in the centre) · uz markaziy (being in the centre) · nb sentral (being in the centre) · wa mîtrin (being in the centre) · ja 中央の (being in the centre) · gl central (being very important) · it fondamentale (being very important) · yi צענטראַל (being very important) · ja 重要な (being very important) · ky борбордук (being in the centre) · my ဗဟို (being in the centre) · mk средишен (having or containing the centre of something) · sw katikati (being in the centre) · pl centralny (being very important) · sk centrálny (being in the centre) · la medius (being in the centre) · th ศูนย์กลาง (being in the centre) · bg центра́лен (being in the centre) · cs ústřední (being in the centre) · ro central (being very important) · hi केंद्रीय (being in the centre) · az mərkəzi (being in the centre) · ms pusat (being in the centre) · tg марказӣ (being in the centre) · sh централан (being in the centre) · ja 中心の (being in the centre) · hu központi (being in the centre) · kk орталық (being in the centre) · ary وسْطاني (being in the centre) · bar zenträu (having or containing the centre of something) · it centrale (being in the centre) · fr central (being very important) · nl centraal (being in the centre) · cmn 中央 (being in the centre) · lt centrinis (being in the centre) · mk средишен (being in the centre) · vo zänodik (being in the centre)