Synonyms for centers
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : sen-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn tər |
Top 10 synonyms for centers Other synonyms for the word centers
- axis
- bring to a focus
- bring together
- bull's-eye
- centrality
- centralize
- centriole
- centrum
- close on
- collect
- concenter
- concourse
- consolidate
- converge upon
- core
- crossroads
- cynosure
- equidistance
- essence
- focal point
- focalize
- focus
- gist
- hotbed
- inside
- interior
- intermediacy
- join
- kernel
- mainstream
- marketplace
- marrow
- mart
- medialize
- meet
- meeting place
- metropolis
- middle of the road
- midpoint
- midst
- nave
- navel
- nerve center
- nucleus
- omphalos
- pith
- pivot
- place
- plaza
- polestar
- quick
- radial point
- root
- seat
- shopping center
- social center
- station
- town
- trading center
- unify
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for centers
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