centering
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈsɛn.tər.ɪŋ/
- US
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enfoque
- Many professional singers and vocal teachers have found that body awareness, mental clearing, and centering are vital in learning to sing.
- centering exercise
- centering technique
And it's a moment of centering for me.
- And it's a moment of centering for me.
- I think about it in terms of how we probably are going to, we're going to do some centering work a little in a little while.
Examples
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Keep the area of your room at home where the centering technique is practiced clean and uncluttered.
Academic text (1991) -
After finishing the centering experience, you will need enough time to gradually return to an everyday state of awareness.
Academic text (1991) -
And it's a moment of centering for me.
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Each time you perform, you must remember to start with the centering exercise.
Academic text (2014) -
Lead each group through the centering exercise for their first performance.
Academic text (2014) -
Instruction: "Let's practice the centering exercise as a group."
Academic text (2014) -
The technique of centering is the focal point of this stress management program for teachers.
Academic text (1991) -
Brain Gym identifies three dimensions of the brain: laterality, focus, and centering.
Academic text (2004) -
In forming such connections, there's a centering of women's wishes and concerns.
Blog text (5) -
Performing the centering exercise helped her focus on her breathing and calm her mind.
Synonyms
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3.5
Close attention to one subject or activity
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3.3
The ability to give all your attention to something
To give most of your attention to one task or thing
To bring attention to one part so it becomes clearer
Giving all attention to one part and ignoring other important details
Antonyms
How Focused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Centering comes from center, which comes from the Greek kentron meaning 'middle' or 'point', and it gives a simple picture: to 'bring something to the middle' is to focus on it. So centering as a mental practice means bringing your attention to one steady point or idea.