bull's eye,
bull in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target; "in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes varied"
center of gravity,
centre of gravity the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass
core a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
navel point,
navel a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton"
core a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
nucleus a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
center -
an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
edifice,
building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
burn center a center where patients with severe burns can be treated
call center,
call centre a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers)
auditory center the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve
olfactory brain,
rhinencephalon a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior
crosshairs a center of interest; "the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs"
cynosure something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"
center -
politically moderate persons; centrists
social class,
socio-economic class,
stratum,
class one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
center -
a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"
lineman (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
football game,
football any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
center -
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
basketball game,
hoops,
basketball a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
center -
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
position the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
center -
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"
lineman (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
center -
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
position the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
center -
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
center -
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
bare bones (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story"
hypostasis (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
haecceity,
quiddity the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
quintessence the most typical example or representative of a type
center -
mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
center -
The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
center -
The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
center -
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.
