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| 1. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,neuroscience) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process | |
| Synonyms: | center nerve_centre nerve_center | |
| Examples: | "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" |
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| Related terms: | neural_structure Wernicke's_area inferior_colliculus respiratory_center olfactory_brain superior_colliculus Broca's_area auditory_center | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (geography) a place where some particular activity is concentrated | |
| Synonyms: | center | |
| Examples: | "they received messages from several centers" |
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| Related terms: | place nerve_center | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure | |
| Synonyms: | center midpoint | |
| Related terms: | point core nucleus bull's_eye core navel centroid center_of_curvature nombril center_of_gravity bowels nucleus bight storm_center center | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an area that is approximately central within some larger region | |
| Synonyms: | center middle heart eye | |
| Examples: | "it is in the center of town" "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle" "they were in the eye of the storm" |
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| Related terms: | area city_center inner_city seat midfield hub financial_center see center_stage midstream medical_center hub storm_center city_of_london middle | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (geography) a low-lying region in central France | |
| Related terms: | French_region France | |
| 6. | [ verb ] focus one's attention on something | |
| Synonyms: | focus concentrate center rivet pore | |
| Examples: | "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" |
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| Related terms: | think listen think steep recall zoom_in rivet focus center concentration | |
| 7. | [ verb ] move into the center | |
| Synonyms: | center | |
| Examples: | "That vase in the picture is not centered" |
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| Related terms: | move focus_on single_out center | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (food) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering | |
| Synonyms: | center | |
| Related terms: | sweet chocolate_candy | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a building dedicated to a particular activity | |
| Synonyms: | center | |
| Examples: | "they were raising money to build a new center for research" |
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| Related terms: | building conference_center community_center service_club settlement_house control_center research_center student_center call_center burn_center | |
| Similar spelling: |
centred centrex centare centered Centaurea center centriole Centaur Centers central century centrum centric centrism centrist centroid centrical centrally centering center_on Centropus centurion Cantres |
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