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central
1[ sen-truhl ]
adjective
- of or forming the center:
the central hut in the village.
- in, at, or near the center:
a central position.
- constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend:
a central office.
the play's central character.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- Anatomy, Zoology.
- of or relating to the central nervous system.
- of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra.
- Phonetics. (of a speech sound) produced with the tongue articulating neither expressly forward nor in the back part of the mouth, as any of the sounds of lull.
- Physics. (of a force) directed to or from a fixed point.
noun
- (formerly)
- a main telephone exchange.
- a telephone operator at such an exchange.
central
2[ sen-trahl; Spanish sen-trahl ]
noun
- (in Spanish America and the Philippines) a mill for crushing cane into raw sugar.
Central
3[ sen-truhl ]
noun
- a region in central Scotland. 1,016 sq. mi. (2,631 sq. km).
central
/ ˈɛԳٰə /
adjective
- in, at, of, from, containing, or forming the centre of something
the central material of a golf ball
the central street in a city
- main, principal, or chief; most important
the central cause of a problem
- of or relating to the central nervous system
- of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra
- of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the tongue held in an intermediate position halfway between the positions for back and front vowels, as for the a of English soda
- (of a force) directed from or towards a point
- informal.immediately postpositive used to describe a place where a specified thing, quality, etc is to be found in abundance
nostalgia central
Derived Forms
- ˈԳٰ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- t· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of central1
Example Sentences
Forecasters at the National Weather Service said to expect "potentially historic" rainfall and wide temperature swings from the central US to the East Coast into Sunday.
He's now thriving in a central role, playing as a false nine, more involved in the build-up, getting more touches, more shots, more goals.
Spokespeople for the UC Office of the President, the central administrative operation that works with all campuses and handles federal government relations, did not immediately reply to a request for more details.
The tenancy contracts last five years, during which time rent is fixed, but this area of central Madrid has seen housing costs soar in recent years.
The army filed a complaint against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in central Thailand, under lese-majeste and computer crime laws, according to his legal representation.
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