Center

Noun

 * 1) The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
 * 2)  The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
 * 3)  The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference of the circle.
 * 4)  The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the surface of the sphere.
 * 5)  The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
 * 6) A place where some function or activity occurs.
 * 7) A topic that is particularly important in a given context.
 * 8)  The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
 * 9)  The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
 * 10)  The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.

Adjective

 * Of, at, or related to a center.

Verb

 * 1)  To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
 * 2)  To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
 * 3)  To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).

Adjectives for Center
musical; inspiring; nervous; spiritual; cultural; permanent; intellectual; exclusive; allied; important; residential; veritable; principal; information; overpopulated; dead; banking; distributing; key; trading financial; industrial; bustling; civic; business; urban; railroad; unique; metropolitan; important; steamship; legislative; exact; religious; commercial; smart; creative; harmonious; congested; prosperous; subtle; dazzling; storm; enlightened; fashionable remote; accessible; strategic; tessellated eternal; relative.

Verbs for Center
balance at—; collect at—; converge toward—; diffuse from—; draw to—; emerge from—; fall toward—; form in—; gravitate toward—; group in—; intersect at—; move toward—; occupy—; proceed from—; radiate from—; revolve around—; root in—; throw off—.

Synonyms for Center

 * midpoint
 * centroid, center of gravity, center of mass
 * central, nucleus, focus, heart, middle, core, hub, midst, axis.

Antonyms for Center
periphery, rim, edge.

Derived terms

 * center of attention
 * centerpiece
 * community center
 * music center
 * shopping center

Thesaurus
middle point, middle position, middle state, middle way, middle-of-the-road, middle-of-the-roader, middlemost, midmost, midpoint, midriff, midst, moderantism, moderantist, moderate, moderate position, moderateness, moderation, moderationist, moderatism, moderatist, narrow the gap, nave, navel, nerve center, neutral ground, nip, norm, normal, nub, nucleus, nuts and bolts, offensive lineman, omphalos, outfield, outfielder, par, penetralia, pinch, pith, pivot, player, polestar, poloist, postulate, principle, professional athlete, pugilist, quarterback, quick, quid, quiddity, quintessence, racer, recesses, root, rule, run, run together, sap, seat, secret place, secret places, skater, soul, spirit, sport, sportsman, stimulant, storm center, stuff, substance, tackle, tailback, taper, the nitty-gritty, thick, thick of things, third force, toxophilite, umbilicus, unite, via media, vital center, vitals, waist, waistline, wingback, wrestler, zone, activator, adductor, amateur athlete, approach, archer, athlete, attractant, attrahent, average, axiom, axis, balance, ballplayer, baseballer, baseman, batter, battery, blocking back, bosom, bowman, catcher, center of action, center of attraction, center of gravity, center on, center round, centermost, central, centralize, centrist, centroid, centrum, close, close in, close up, close with, coach, come together, competitor, compromise, concenter, concentralize, concentrate, converge, core, cricketer, cynosure, dead center, deepest recesses, defensive lineman, diameter, diaphragm, dynamo, elixir, end, energizer, epicenter, equator, equidistant, essence, essential, fall in with, fence, flower, focal point, focus, footballer, fundamental, funnel, games-player, gamester, generality, gist, golden mean, gravamen, guard, half measures, half-and-half measures, halfway, halfway measures, happy medium, heart, heart of hearts, hub, hypostasis, infielder, inner, inner essence, inner landscape, inner life, inner man, inner nature, inner recess, inner self, inside, interior, interior man, intermediary, intermediate, intern, internal, intersect, intrados, inward, jock, jumper, juste-milieu, kernel, lineman, lure, marrow, mean, meat, medial, median, mediocrity, medium, medulla, meet, metacenter, mid, middle, middle course, middle ground,

Alternative forms

 * centre (Canada: typical in proper names, e.g. Toronto Centre for the Arts, but "center" is also commonly used otherwise, e.g. going to the shopping center, center of town)

Etymology
From <  centrum: <  κέντρον: < κεντεῖν:.

Noun

 * Afrikaans:
 * Arabic: مركز
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: цэнтр
 * Bengali: কেন্দ্র
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 中心
 * Czech:
 * Danish: midte
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: centro
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:, , Zentrum
 * Greek:
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 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: केंद्र
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 * Russian:, середина
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 * Slovak:
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 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, mittpunkt
 * Telugu: నడుమ, మద్య(madya)
 * Thai: กลาง
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: центр
 * Urdu: مرکز
 * Vietnamese: trung tâm (中心)
 * West Frisian:
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 * Irish: ionad, lárionad
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 * Japanese: 中心地,
 * Korean: 센터 (senteo)
 * Latin:
 * Manx: ynnyd
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Adjective

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, -
 * French:


 * Slovak: stredný, prostredný
 * Swedish:
 * West Frisian:

Verb
{{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}}
 * Bulgarian: центрирам
 * Dutch: centreren
 * Finnish:
 * German: zenterieren, ,
 * Hebrew: {{t|he|מרכז|tr=mirkéz)
 * Portuguese: {{t-|pt|centrar}}
 * Romanian: {{t|ro|centra}}
 * Slovak: dať do stredu
 * Spanish: {{t+|es|centrar}}
 * Swedish: {{t+|sv|centrera}}

{{trans-top|cause something to have a value midway between extremes}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}}
 * Bulgarian: центрирам
 * Finnish:
 * German: zenterieren, {{t+|de|ausmitteln}}

{{trans-top|concentrate on}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}}
 * Bulgarian: съсредоточавам се
 * Dutch: {{t+|nl|concentreren}}
 * Finnish: {{t+|fi|keskittyä}}
 * German: {{t|de|konzenterieren}}, {{t+|de|sammeln}}, {{t+|de|konzentrieren}}
 * Romanian: {{t|ro|concentra}}
 * Slovak: sústrediť sa
 * Spanish: centrar en
 * Swedish: {{t+|sv|koncentrera}}

Anagrams

 * centre, Centre
 * recent
 * tenrec

Noun

 * 1)  a centre; a place where some function or activity occurs; see also centrum:
 * 2)   the political centre, parties and politicians in between the left and right wings
 * 3)   a centre; midplayer of a team