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central

1

[ sen-truhl ]

adjective

  1. of or forming the center:

    the central hut in the village.

  2. in, at, or near the center:

    a central position.

  3. constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend:

    a central office.

  4. the play's central character.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  5. Anatomy, Zoology.
    1. of or relating to the central nervous system.
    2. of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra.
  6. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) produced with the tongue articulating neither expressly forward nor in the back part of the mouth, as any of the sounds of lull.
  7. Physics. (of a force) directed to or from a fixed point.


noun

  1. (formerly)
    1. a main telephone exchange.
    2. a telephone operator at such an exchange.

central

2

[ sen-trahl; Spanish sen-trahl ]

noun

plural centrals, Spanish centrales
  1. (in Spanish America and the Philippines) a mill for crushing cane into raw sugar.

Central

3

[ sen-truhl ]

noun

  1. a region in central Scotland. 1,016 sq. mi. (2,631 sq. km).

central

/ ˈɛԳٰə /

adjective

  1. in, at, of, from, containing, or forming the centre of something

    the central material of a golf ball

    the central street in a city

  2. main, principal, or chief; most important

    the central cause of a problem

    1. of or relating to the central nervous system
    2. of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra
  3. of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the tongue held in an intermediate position halfway between the positions for back and front vowels, as for the a of English soda
  4. (of a force) directed from or towards a point
  5. informal.
    immediately postpositive used to describe a place where a specified thing, quality, etc is to be found in abundance

    nostalgia central

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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳٰ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of central1

First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin Գٰ, “centrally located,” equivalent to centr(um) center + - -al 1

Origin of central2

First recorded in 1885–90; from Latin American Spanish, special use of Spanish central central 1
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An extreme warning for wildfires takes effect on Wednesday in north-east, central and southern parts, lasting until Saturday.

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In the A Lưới valley of central Vietnam, 80% of forests subjected to herbicides had not recovered by the early 1980s.

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Other targets of his ire included Jerome Powell, head of the US central bank, whom the president said was not doing a good job.

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These are often samples from parts of the body that are normally sterile sites, where bacteria are not usually found such as the brain, central nervous system, liver and eye.

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