Dictionary

pluricentral en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌpljʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹəl/ (obsolete)
• /ˌplɔːɹɪˈsɛntɹəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌplʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌplʊɹəˈsɛntɹəl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From pluri- + central.

Meanings

1. Pluricentric; having more than one centre.
   • Tanberg remarks that histologists are now generally agreed that multiple primary carcinomas can develop from several primary centres ("pluricentral development") 1908, Medical Chronicle, page 298:
   • Ludwig advanced the idea that growth in area of the skin is “quantitatively pluricentral”, each surface element increasing through reproduction of its own special cells. 1950, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, page 261:
   • This is consonant with clinical experience and suggests practical guidelines for family therapy and for social organization (e.g. marital equality, political opposition rather than consensus, pluricentral management[…] 2012 December 6, Hector Sabelli, “The Co-Creation Hypothesis”, in Gillian Ragsdell, Jennifer Wilby, editors, Understanding Complexity, Springer, →ISBN, page 26:

Forms

Synonyms

pluricentric