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Antonyms for centers

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : sen-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn tər

Definition of centers

Origin :
  • late 14c., "middle point of a circle; point round which something revolves," from Old French centre (14c.), from Latin centrum "center," originally fixed point of the two points of a drafting compass, from Greek kentron "sharp point, goad, sting of a wasp," from kentein "stitch," from PIE root *kent- "to prick" (cf. Breton kentr "a spur," Welsh cethr "nail," Old High German hantag "sharp, pointed").
  • Figuratively from 1680s. Meaning "the middle of anything" attested from 1590s. Spelling with -re popularized in Britain by Johnson's dictionary (following Bailey's), though -er is older and was used by Shakespeare, Milton, and Pope. Center of gravity is recorded from 1650s. Center of attention is from 1868.
  • noun middle point
  • noun point of attraction for visitors, shoppers, travelers
  • verb concentrate, draw together
Example sentences :
  • Cut out the centers from one-half the slices, leaving a wall of one inch.
  • Extract from : « Sandwiches » by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer
  • Their posts were centers of disintegration among the savages.
  • Extract from : « The Frontier in American History » by Frederick Jackson Turner
  • It is seeking to combat disease in its centers of diffusion.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Coperation » by James Hayden Tufts
  • It can be done with the dividers by using care in scribing the centers.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • These he placed opposite each other in the centers of two sides.
  • Extract from : « An American Robinson Crusoe » by Samuel. B. Allison
  • These points are your centers for scribing the long sides of the ellipse.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • In the bull the centers of power are in the breast and shoulders.
  • Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
  • And their centers of vitality, head and heart, were on the other side of the sea.
  • Extract from : « A History of American Christianity » by Leonard Woolsey Bacon
  • From his experience with these centers the engineer of the work, Mr. Geo.
  • Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette
  • Hardwood wedges were used under the posts for removing the centers.
  • Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

Synonyms for centers

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