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center

  • noun
  • cen·ter
  • /ˈsɛn.təː/

The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

Other meanings

  1. The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

  2. The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.

Example sentences

  • “The fulcrum needs to be closer to the center.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "κέντρον".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “center” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.