center 音标拼音: [s'ɛntɚ] [s'ɛnɚ]
n . 中心,中心点,中锋
a . 中央的,位在正中的
vt . 集中
中心,中心点,中锋中央的,位在正中的集中
center 中心; 齐中; 中央
center 额定中心
center 中心
center adj 1 :
equally distant from the extremes [
synonym : {
center (
a )},
{
halfway }, {
middle (
a )}, {
midway }]
2 :
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually [
ant : {
left }, {
right }]
n 1 :
an area that is approximately central within some larger region ; "
it is in the center of town "; "
they ran forward into the heart of the struggle "; "
they were in the eye of the storm " [
synonym : {
center }, {
centre }, {
middle }, {
heart },
{
eye }]
2 :
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher ; "
he hit the ball to deep center " [
synonym : {
center field }, {
centerfield }, {
center }]
3 :
a building dedicated to a particular activity ; "
they were raising money to build a new center for research " [
synonym :
{
center }, {
centre }]
4 :
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure [
synonym : {
center }, {
centre }, {
midpoint }]
5 :
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience ; "
the gist of the prosecutor '
s argument ";
"
the heart and soul of the Republican Party "; "
the nub of the story " [
synonym : {
kernel }, {
substance }, {
core }, {
center },
{
centre }, {
essence }, {
gist }, {
heart }, {
heart and soul },
{
inwardness }, {
marrow }, {
meat }, {
nub }, {
pith }, {
sum }, {
nitty -
gritty }]
6 :
the object upon which interest and attention focuses ; "
his stories made him the center of the party " [
synonym : {
center },
{
centre }, {
center of attention }, {
centre of attention }]
7 :
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process ;
"
in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere "
[
synonym : {
center }, {
centre }, {
nerve center }, {
nerve centre }]
8 :
the middle of a military or naval formation ; "
they had to reinforce the center "
9 : (
basketball )
the person who plays center on a basketball team 10 : (
football )
the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback ; "
the center fumbled the handoff " [
synonym : {
center }, {
snapper }]
11 :
a place where some particular activity is concentrated ;
"
they received messages from several centers " [
synonym :
{
center }, {
centre }]
12 :
politically moderate persons ;
centrists 13 : (
ice hockey )
the person who plays center on a hockey team 14 :
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [
synonym : {
center },
{
centre }]
15 :
mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers ;
usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area ;
a modern version of the traditional marketplace ; "
a good plaza should have a movie house "; "
they spent their weekends at the local malls " [
synonym : {
plaza },
{
mall }, {
center }, {
shopping mall }, {
shopping center },
{
shopping centre }]
16 :
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game 17 : (
American football )
the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play ; "
it is a center '
s responsibility to get the football to the quarterback "
18 :
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game v 1 :
center upon ; "
Her entire attention centered on her children "; "
Our day revolved around our work " [
synonym : {
focus on }, {
center on }, {
revolve around }, {
revolve about },
{
concentrate on }, {
center }]
2 :
direct one '
s attention on something ; "
Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies " [
synonym : {
concentrate },
{
focus }, {
center }, {
centre }, {
pore }, {
rivet }]
3 :
move into the center ; "
That vase in the picture is not centered " [
synonym : {
center }, {
centre }]
center \
cen "
ter \ (
s [
e ^]
n "
t [~
e ]
r ),
n . [
F .
centre ,
fr .
L .
centrum ,
fr .
Gr .
ke `
ntron any sharp point ,
the point round which a circle is described ,
fr .
kentei ^
n to prick ,
goad .]
1 .
A point equally distant from the extremities of a line ,
figure ,
or body ,
or from all parts of the circumference of a circle ;
the middle point or place .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
The middle or central portion of anything .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
A principal or important point of concentration ;
the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend ;
an object of attention ,
action ,
or force ;
as ,
a center of attaction .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
The earth . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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5 .
Those members of a legislative assembly (
as in France )
who support the existing government .
They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber ,
opposite the presiding officer ,
between the conservatives or monarchists ,
who sit on the right of the speaker ,
and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left ,
See {
Right },
and {
Left }.
[
1913 Webster ]
6 . (
Arch .)
A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self -
supporting .
[
1913 Webster ]
7 . (
Mech .)
(
a )
One of the two conical steel pins ,
in a lathe ,
etc .,
upon which the work is held ,
and about which it revolves .
(
b )
A conical recess ,
or indentation ,
in the end of a shaft or other work ,
to receive the point of a center ,
on which the work can turn ,
as in a lathe .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
In a lathe the {
live center }
is in the spindle of the head stock ;
the {
dead center }
is on the tail stock .
{
Planer centers }
are stocks carrying centers ,
when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Center of an army },
the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings .
{
Center of a curve }
or {
Center of a surface } (
Geom .)
(
a )
A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point .
(
b )
The fixed point of reference in polar coordinates .
See {
Coordinates }.
{
Center of curvature of a curve } (
Geom .),
the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever .
See {
Circle }.
{
Center of a fleet },
the division or column between the van and rear ,
or between the weather division and the lee .
{
Center of gravity } (
Mech .),
that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced ,
or which being supported ,
the whole body will remain at rest ,
though acted upon by gravity .
{
Center of gyration } (
Mech .),
that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (
theoretically )
without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation .
{
Center of inertia } (
Mech .),
the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies .
{
Center of motion },
the point which remains at rest ,
while all the other parts of a body move round it .
{
Center of oscillation },
the point at which ,
if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected ,
the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body .
{
Center of percussion },
that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis .
{
Center of pressure } (
Hydros .),
that point in a surface pressed by a fluid ,
at which ,
if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction ,
it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid .
[
1913 Webster ]
Center
Center \
Cen "
ter \,
Centre \
Cen "
tre \
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Centered }
or {
Centred } (
s [
e ^]
n "
t [~
e ]
rd );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Centering }
or {
Centring }.]
1 .
To be placed in a center ;
to be central .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To be collected to a point ;
to be concentrated ;
to rest on ,
or gather about ,
as a center .
[
1913 Webster ]
Where there is no visible truth wherein to center ,
error is as wide as men '
s fancies . --
Dr .
H .
More .
[
1913 Webster ]
Our hopes must center in ourselves alone . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
Center
Center \
Cen "
ter \,
Centre \
Cen "
tre \,
v .
t .
1 .
To place or fix in the center or on a central point .
--
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To collect to a point ;
to concentrate .
[
1913 Webster ]
Thy joys are centered all in me alone . --
Prior .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Mech .)
To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center .
[
1913 Webster ]
Centerbit 213 Moby Thesaurus words for "
center ":
activator ,
adductor ,
amateur athlete ,
approach ,
archer ,
athlete ,
attractant ,
attrahent ,
average ,
axiom ,
axis ,
balance ,
ballplayer ,
baseballer ,
baseman ,
batter ,
battery ,
blocking back ,
bosom ,
bowman ,
catcher ,
center of action ,
center of attraction ,
center of gravity ,
center on ,
center round ,
centermost ,
central ,
centralize ,
centrist ,
centroid ,
centrum ,
close ,
close in ,
close up ,
close with ,
coach ,
come together ,
competitor ,
compromise ,
concenter ,
concentralize ,
concentrate ,
converge ,
core ,
cricketer ,
cynosure ,
dead center ,
deepest recesses ,
defensive lineman ,
diameter ,
diaphragm ,
dynamo ,
elixir ,
end ,
energizer ,
epicenter ,
equator ,
equidistant ,
essence ,
essential ,
fall in with ,
fence ,
flower ,
focal point ,
focus ,
footballer ,
fundamental ,
funnel ,
games -
player ,
gamester ,
generality ,
gist ,
golden mean ,
gravamen ,
guard ,
half measures ,
half -
and -
half measures ,
halfway ,
halfway measures ,
happy medium ,
heart ,
heart of hearts ,
hub ,
hypostasis ,
infielder ,
inner ,
inner essence ,
inner landscape ,
inner life ,
inner man ,
inner nature ,
inner recess ,
inner self ,
inside ,
interior ,
interior man ,
intermediary ,
intermediate ,
intern ,
internal ,
intersect ,
intrados ,
inward ,
jock ,
jumper ,
juste -
milieu ,
kernel ,
lineman ,
lure ,
marrow ,
mean ,
meat ,
medial ,
median ,
mediocrity ,
medium ,
medulla ,
meet ,
metacenter ,
mid ,
middle ,
middle course ,
middle ground ,
middle point ,
middle position ,
middle state ,
middle way ,
middle -
of -
the -
road ,
middle -
of -
the -
roader ,
middlemost ,
midmost ,
midpoint ,
midriff ,
midst ,
moderantism ,
moderantist ,
moderate ,
moderate position ,
moderateness ,
moderation ,
moderationist ,
moderatism ,
moderatist ,
narrow the gap ,
nave ,
navel ,
nerve center ,
neutral ground ,
nip ,
norm ,
normal ,
nub ,
nucleus ,
nuts and bolts ,
offensive lineman ,
omphalos ,
outfield ,
outfielder ,
par ,
penetralia ,
pinch ,
pith ,
pivot ,
player ,
polestar ,
poloist ,
postulate ,
principle ,
professional athlete ,
pugilist ,
quarterback ,
quick ,
quid ,
quiddity ,
quintessence ,
racer ,
recesses ,
root ,
rule ,
run ,
run together ,
sap ,
seat ,
secret place ,
secret places ,
skater ,
soul ,
spirit ,
sport ,
sportsman ,
stimulant ,
storm center ,
stuff ,
substance ,
tackle ,
tailback ,
taper ,
the nitty -
gritty ,
thick ,
thick of things ,
third force ,
toxophilite ,
umbilicus ,
unite ,
via media ,
vital center ,
vitals ,
waist ,
waistline ,
wingback ,
wrestler ,
zone Center ,
NE --
U .
S .
village in Nebraska Population (
2000 ):
90 Housing Units (
2000 ):
49 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
107139 sq .
miles (
0 .
277488 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
107139 sq .
miles (
0 .
277488 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
08360 Located within :
Nebraska (
NE ),
FIPS 31 Location :
42 .
608910 N ,
97 .
876224 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
68724 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Center ,
NE Center
Center ,
CO --
U .
S .
town in Colorado Population (
2000 ):
2392 Housing Units (
2000 ):
848 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
838020 sq .
miles (
2 .
170463 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
838020 sq .
miles (
2 .
170463 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
12855 Located within :
Colorado (
CO ),
FIPS 08 Location :
37 .
752862 N ,
106 .
110483 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
81125 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Center ,
CO Center
Center ,
ND --
U .
S .
city in North Dakota Population (
2000 ):
678 Housing Units (
2000 ):
310 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
388800 sq .
miles (
1 .
006987 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
388800 sq .
miles (
1 .
006987 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
13180 Located within :
North Dakota (
ND ),
FIPS 38 Location :
47 .
114928 N ,
101 .
300361 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Center ,
ND Center
Center ,
TX --
U .
S .
city in Texas Population (
2000 ):
5678 Housing Units (
2000 ):
2290 Land area (
2000 ):
6 .
232461 sq .
miles (
16 .
141999 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
012825 sq .
miles (
0 .
033217 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
6 .
245286 sq .
miles (
16 .
175216 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
13732 Located within :
Texas (
TX ),
FIPS 48 Location :
31 .
793705 N ,
94 .
178463 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
75935 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Center ,
TX Center
Center ,
MO --
U .
S .
city in Missouri Population (
2000 ):
644 Housing Units (
2000 ):
309 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
397189 sq .
miles (
1 .
028714 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
397189 sq .
miles (
1 .
028714 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
12592 Located within :
Missouri (
MO ),
FIPS 29 Location :
39 .
509267 N ,
91 .
528566 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
63436 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Center ,
MO Center
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