center
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈsɛntər/
- US
- There is a maximum security hospital in the center of the infected zone.
- control center
- center of power
- brain centers
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- Nobody's ever seen any brain center working in great detail, right?
- But I do think it burns out people's reward centers and it makes real life.
- The thing is, your muscle fibers have these little control centers all throughout them.
- And the radar operators call the missile command center and say no missile detected.
- They distinguished mainly between the sort of rational centers and the emotive centers.
- You've activated the fear or stress response center in the brain.
- If you didn't, you would just awaken the head centres.
- Not believing every stupid thing you think calms the anxiety centers in the brain.
- Be careful not to groan also in the center of your being.
- There is this first person centre of consciousness to which that thought is happening.
Examples
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An empty marble birdbath stood in the center of the green expanse.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the center of the battlefield is a tower.
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We think about the state as being the center of the object.
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Only the captain had remained at his post in the command chair at the center of the bridge.
Fiction book (1999) -
So here you are at the nerve center.
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Several explosions, I felt at least four very close to the center of the city.
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Trying to plan the process of financial globalization from the center is impossible.
Academic text (1993) -
The coup brought geopolitical doctrine and its forgers close to the center of the national political arena.
Academic text (1992) -
Patients were enrolled at sixteen clinical centers in Sweden between Dec 1, 1984, and Jan 31, 1989.
Academic text (1991) -
The kitchen was the nerve center of the house, and she used it as an office.
Synonyms
28
3.7
A place where people watch and direct a group's activities
2
4.9
A group of special cells that control a body function like breathing
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Compounds
127
3.4
A pair of tall towers in New York that were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks
- US
22
3.2
The part of the baseball outfield behind second base between left and right field
21
3.4
A U.S. government health agency that studies and prevents diseases
14
3.0
A player who stands in the middle of the outfield and catches balls hit there
9
3.1
A large piece of furniture in a home that holds a TV, speakers, and game consoles
6
2.1
A building on campus where students meet, relax, and take part in activities
- Formal
6
4.1
A place where people found guilty of crimes are kept and given help to change their behaviour
5
3.7
An area in Lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center stood before 2001, now a rebuilt complex with memorials
- Specialized
4
5.7
Point in an object where we think its mass is concentrated for balance and movement
1
3.8
The central area of a city where the city government has offices like the council and main library
1
4.9
A US government center that keeps the world's largest collection of weather and climate records
- Formal
1
4.5
A United States intelligence group that coordinates efforts to stop terrorist attacks
- Specialized
1
8.2
A position where the piston and rod are straight so the engine cannot turn
- Specialized
1
5.4
A part of the brain that controls how fast and deep you breathe by sending messages to breathing muscles
- Specialized
1
7.4
A small tool with a pointed end that makes a dent to mark where to drill
- Formal
1
7.5
A U.S. Navy center that develops and tests weapons and systems for ships
1
4.8
A United States government school that trains officers from federal law enforcement agencies
- Specialized
1
5.2
The part of the brain at the side of the head that processes sounds from the ear
- Specialized
1
7.9
The point at the center of the circle that best fits a curve near it
- Specialized
1
6.1
A port where goods arrive and leave without paying import taxes
- Specialized
1
9.0
A machine like a milling machine that a computer controls to cut metal parts precisely
- Specialized
1
7.4
The point in a floating object where the water pushes up on the part under water
- Specialized
1
7.5
A small tool with a sharp point that guides a drill to make straight holes in wood
- Specialized
Point on a ship's waterline where the area of the hull at water level balances when the ship tilts
- Specialized
The point where the weight of a boat or ship's part under water acts
A U.S. Department of Defense center that collects and shares scientific and technical reports with government agencies and contractors
A main United States Navy group that designs and tests aircraft and missiles
A U.S. Navy agency that gives technical help for submarines and weapons used under the sea
- Specialized
An area at the back of the brain that helps people understand spoken and written language
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Etymology
Center comes from Greek kentron ('sharp point') and the idea of a central point of control, so the center is the part that holds a group together or controls a formation.