noun🔗ShareThe point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference."The center of the clock showed the time was 3:00. "mathpointessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference."The center of the globe in the classroom model is the point where all the lines representing longitude and latitude meet. "mathpointspaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges."The center of the park is where the playground equipment is located. "partplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe point on a line that is midway between the ends."The center of the measuring tape was precisely at the 50-inch mark. "mathpointessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe 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)."The center of the school's new playground is a large, colorful sculpture. "mathtechnicalpointfigureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe subgroup (respectively, subring), denoted Z(G), of those elements of a given group (respectively, ring) G that commute with every element of G."The center of the math club is made up of the members who can work well with everyone else. "mathgrouplogicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA place where the greater part of some function or activity occurs."shopping center, convention center, civic center, garment center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Rockefeller Center"placeorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA topic that is particularly important in a given context."the center of attention"aspectpointessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA player in the middle of the playing area"The center on the basketball team made a great shot. "sportpositionpersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles."The center on the basketball team is a great all-around player; he can pass, rebound, and score, but he can't shoot from the three-point line. "sportpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA pass played into the centre of the pitch."The midfielder made a perfect center pass to the striker. "sportpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre."The center scored the winning goal in the school soccer game. "sportpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting."The construction workers used a temporary center to hold up the archway while they laid the bricks. "architecturebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves."The woodworker carefully placed the carved wooden bowl on the lathe's center. "technicalmachinepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe."The drill bit had a small center to hold the metal shaft firmly in place. "technicalmachinepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties."The center, composed of several moderate parties, held the balance of power in the student council elections. "politicsgovernmentstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area."He centered the heading of the document."positionareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes."The teacher centered the students' opinions on the new project, trying to find a compromise between the two extremes of opinion. "technicalelectronicsphysicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo give (something) a central basis."The teacher centered the lesson on the importance of teamwork. "positionactionorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something)."The discussion centered around the recent issues."mindattitudeactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center."The carpenter centered the dowel in the hole, creating a snug fit. "technicalmachinepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf, at, or related to a center."The center section of the school library has the most popular books. "positionplaceareastructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading