central

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[ sen-truhl ]
/ ˈsɛn trəl /
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adjective

noun

(formerly)
  1. a main telephone exchange.
  2. a telephone operator at such an exchange.

Origin of central

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1640–50; < Latin centrālis, equivalent to centr(um) center + -ālis -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM central

cen·tral·ly, adverb

Words nearby central

centner, cento, centr-, centra, centrad, central, central african, central african empire, central african republic, central america, central american

Words related to centrally

central, halfway, midway

Example sentences from the Web for centrally

British Dictionary definitions for centrally

central
/ (ˈsɛntrəl) /

adjective

in, at, of, from, containing, or forming the centre of something the central street in a city; the central material of a golf ball
main, principal, or chief; most important the central cause of a problem
  1. of or relating to the central nervous system
  2. 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 of central

centrally, adverb