center

Other spellings

• (UK) centre

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛntə/, SAMPA: /"sEnt@/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛntɚ/, SAMPA: /"sEnt@`/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular center

Plural centers

A black dot in the center of a square and circle

A conference center

1. (countable) The center of something, is the place that is as far from its outside as possible.

   The president and his problems continue to take center stage in the news.

   She placed a flowers at the center of the table and then hurried off.

2. (countable) A center is a building, area, or group of people with a particular purpose.

   They have opened a large shopping center in Taipei.

   The team was staying at the US Olympic training center.

   Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking center.

   Scientists at the Center for Disease Control have found a new virus.

3. (countable) The town center is the place in the town where most of the shops are.
4. (countable) In politics, the center is the position that is not politically right or left.
5. (countable) In sports, a center is a player who plays in the middle of the field, usually an attacker.

Synonyms

• middle
• institution

Related words

• centre
• centerist / centrist
• centred / centered
• central
• centralism
• centrally
• centrality
• centralise / centralize
• centralised / centralized
• centralisation / centralization

Verb

Plain form center

Third-person singular centers

Past tense centered

Past participle centered

Present participle centering

1. (transitive) If you center something, you move it towards the center.