decentered
- adjective
- /ˌdiːˈsɛn.tərd/
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descentralizado
- Los Angeles is famously a decentered city.
- decentered approach
- decentered view of history
Examples
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We are changing from a centered regime of power to a more diversified, decentered one characterized by the interplay between multiple weaker, though not equal, powers rather than by the deployment of a singular one.
Academic text (1996) -
How do technology and science interact in such a decentered, data-based environment?
Academic text (1997) -
In Uncommon Cultures, Jim Collins writes: "Culture is no longer a unitary, fixed category, but a decentered, fragmentary assemblage of conflicting voices and institutions."
Academic text (1991) -
Linda Nochlin, for example, argues that Degas's decentered composition inscribes "in visual terms the fragmentation and haphazardness of experience characteristic of the great modern city."
Academic text (2005) -
Ludovico's Spain is a decentered Spain of linguistic and cultural difference that contrasts with Felipe's totalitarian views, symbolized in the monolithic El Escorial.
Academic text (2003) -
In a decentered society, individuals draw from multiple sources of information rather than relying on a single authority.
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The community adopted a decentered approach to decision-making, encouraging input from all members instead of just a few leaders.
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Her analysis of the literature revealed a decentered perspective, highlighting the diverse voices and experiences within the texts.
Synonyms
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Not in order and difficult to understand or use
Spread out over several places or groups
Power and control go to local people or offices
Antonyms
How Centered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Decentered breaks into de- 'away from' and center 'middle', so it gives the image of something moved away from a single middle. That's why a decentered structure or idea has no single main point and can feel spread out or made of many points of view.