The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.Canada, US, alternative
The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.Canada, US, alternative
The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.Canada, US, alternative
The point on a line that is midway between the ends.Canada, US, alternative
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).Canada, US, alternative
A point on a triangle's plane that is in some sense in its middle.Canada, US, alternative
A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.Canada, US, alternative
The ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties.Canada, US, alternative
The venue in which the head of government in a centralized state is situated.Canada, US, alternative
A topic that is particularly important in a given context, the element in a subject of cognition, volition or discussion that is perceived as decisive.Canada, US, alternative
A player in the middle of a playing area.
The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.Canada, US, alternative
The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.Canada, US, alternative
The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.Canada, Canadian, US, alternative
A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.Canada, US, alternative
A pass played into the centre of the pitch.Canada, US, alternative
One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre.Canada, US, alternative
A certain mechanical implement functioning in the middle of a whole apparatus
A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.Canada, US, alternative
One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves.Canada, US, alternative
A 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.Canada, US, alternative
The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates.Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, alternative
The set of those elements (of a given algebraic structure) that commute with every other element, usually denoted Z(G). In the case of (semi-)groups, it is required that they commute under the (semi-)group operation; in the case of rings and (Lie) algebras, under multiplication (i.e. the bracket for Lie algebras)Canada, US, alternative
Forms
plural
centers, cinters
other spelling
cinter
Example sentences528 results
The tourist information center gave a city map to whoever asked it.