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Centre - a low-lying region in central France
centre - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
center, midpoint
point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
bight the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
center of curvature, centre of curvature the center of the circle of curvature
bowels the center of the Earth
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
center of mass, centre of mass point representing the mean position of the matter in a body
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"
nombril the center point on a shield
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
centre - 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"
center, middle, heart, eye
country, area the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
center stage, centre stage the central area on a theater stage
central city, city center, city centre the central part of a city
storm center, storm centre the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
financial center the part of a city where financial institutions are centered
hub the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
inner city the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
medical center the part of a city where medical facilities are centered
midfield (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)
seat any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
centre - 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"
kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
cognitive content, mental object, content the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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
centre - a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
center
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)
community center, civic center a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities
conference center, conference house a center where conferences can be conducted
control center the operational center for a group of related activities; "the general in command never left the control center"
research center, research facility a center where research is done
service club a recreational center for servicemen
settlement house a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services
centre - a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
center, nerve center, nerve centre
neural structure a structure that is part of the nervous system
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
broca's area, broca's center, broca's convolution, broca's gyrus, convolution of broca the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
wernicke's area, wernicke's center the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
superior colliculus an essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortex
inferior colliculus an essential auditory center in the midbrain
centre - the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"
center, center of attention, centre of attention
object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
conversation piece something interesting that stimulates conversation
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"
centre - a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"
center
property, place any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
nerve center, nerve centre a center that provides information and control; "the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam"
centre - the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
center
confection, sweet the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
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  • centre
    The point on a segment that is midway between the ends.

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