centrical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛntɹɪkəl/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɛntɹəkəl/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɛntɹɪkəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English centric Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English centrical From centric + -al.
Meanings
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In or by the center; central.
“ It is time then,” said Fitzurse, “ to draw our party to a head, either at York, or some other centrical place. […]
1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter XIII, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 265:
- Containing a center.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more centrical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most centrical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |