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🌐 Without a main center ⚙️ No central axis
centerless

centerless

6.8
No central point holds the metal bar, allowing the machine to grind it quickly
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛntərləs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sin eje central
  • Engineers at Kaydon Corp. in Muskegon, Mich., in fulfilling those requirements, borrowed technology from the centerless grinding machine, Bowen said.

Examples

  • The company developed centerless pumps that operate without a defined central axis.

  • The centerless configuration allows for more efficient movement of the components.

  • In the design process, they encountered issues with the centerless structure of the device.

Antonyms

central
993 1.0

Near the middle of a town, area, or building

How Centered

concentric
11 5.7
centered
  • US
2.8
off-center
  • US
8 4.1
centerless
  • Specialized
6.8

Surface Forms

centerless positive
centreless positive

Morphology

centerless = center (transparent) = center + less

Literal morphological formation from 'center' + '-less' meaning 'without a central axis or point', which is directly understandable by learners.

Etymology

Centerless comes from center, meaning 'middle', and the ending -less, meaning 'without'. In machines a centerless design works 'without a middle point' to hold the part, which is why some tools can turn or grind rods without using a central pin.