centric en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛntɹɪk/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós), equivalent to centre + -ic.
Meanings
-
Being in the centre; central.
So we her ayres contemplate, words and heart, / And virtues; but we love the Centrique part.
1661, John Donne, Elegie XVIII:
- Pertaining to a nerve centre.
- (of diatoms) Being a member of the subclass Coscinodiscophyceae (corresponding to the Centrales.)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| centrick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more centric | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most centric | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| centrique | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
venocentric · bronchocentric · corticocentric · unicentric · apocentric · eukaryocentric · mycocentric · cocentric · gastrocentric · neocentric · isocentric · dicentric · Amerocentric · subcentric · vasculocentric · circumcentric · pathocentric · monocentric · eucentric · neurocentric · ecocentric · renocentric · centricity · noncentric · alterocentric · myocentric · centrical · logocentric · organocentric · centrically · photocentric · pericentric
Hyponyms
thanatocentric · hydrocentric · egocentric · pyrocentric · heliocentric · geocentric · selenocentric · galactocentric · IT-centric
Relateds
Translations (6)
it centrico (central) · es céntrico (central) · de zentrisch (central) · fr centrique (central) · ca cèntric (central) · la centricus (central)