centre

[ sen-ter ]
/ ˈsɛn tər /

noun, verb, cen·tred, cen·tring. Chiefly British.

Definition for centring (2 of 2)

center
[ sen-ter ]
/ ˈsɛn tər /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Also especially British, cen·tre.

Origin of center

1325–75; variant of Middle English centre < Latin centrum < Greek kéntron needle, spur, pivoting point in drawing a circle, derivative of kenteîn to sting

SYNONYMS FOR center

1 See middle.

ANTONYMS FOR center

1 edge.

usage note for center

28. Although sometimes condemned for alleged illogicality, the phrases center about and center around have appeared in edited writing for more than a century to express the sense of gathering or collecting as if around a center: The objections center around the question of fiscal responsibility.

OTHER WORDS FROM center

cen·ter·a·ble, adjective cen·ter·less, adjective su·per·cen·ter, noun

Example sentences from the Web for centring

British Dictionary definitions for centring (1 of 4)

centring

US centering

/ (ˈsɛntrɪŋ) /

noun

a temporary structure, esp one made of timber, used to support an arch during construction

British Dictionary definitions for centring (2 of 4)

center
/ (ˈsɛntə) /

noun, verb

the US spelling of centre

British Dictionary definitions for centring (3 of 4)

Centre

noun

the Centre (ˈsɛntə) the sparsely inhabited central region of Australia
(French sɑ̃trə) a region of central France: generally low-lying; drained chiefly by the Rivers Loire, Loir, and Cher

British Dictionary definitions for centring (4 of 4)

centre

US center

/ (ˈsɛntə) /

noun

verb

Word Origin for centre

C14: from Latin centrum the stationary point of a compass, from Greek kentron needle, from kentein to prick

Medical definitions for centring

center
[ sĕntər ]

n.

A point or place in the body that is equally distant from its sides or outer boundaries; the middle.
A group of neurons in the central nervous system that control a particular function.

Idioms and Phrases with centring

center