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central
1[ sen-truhl ]
adjective
- of or forming the center:
the central hut in the village.
- in, at, or near the center:
a central position.
- constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend:
a central office.
the play's central character.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- Anatomy, Zoology.
- of or relating to the central nervous system.
- of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra.
- 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.
- Physics. (of a force) directed to or from a fixed point.
noun
- (formerly)
- a main telephone exchange.
- a telephone operator at such an exchange.
central
2[ sen-trahl; Spanish sen-trahl ]
noun
- (in Spanish America and the Philippines) a mill for crushing cane into raw sugar.
Central
3[ sen-truhl ]
noun
- a region in central Scotland. 1,016 sq. mi. (2,631 sq. km).
central
/ ˈɛԳٰə /
adjective
- in, at, of, from, containing, or forming the centre of something
the central material of a golf ball
the central street in a city
- main, principal, or chief; most important
the central cause of a problem
- of or relating to the central nervous system
- of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra
- 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
- (of a force) directed from or towards a point
- informal.immediately postpositive used to describe a place where a specified thing, quality, etc is to be found in abundance
nostalgia central
Derived Forms
- ˈԳٰ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- t· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of central1
Example Sentences
The central QAnon belief is that a secret cabal of Satanic pedophilic Democrats runs much of the world and that Trump is prophesied to be a savior who will expose them all.
An extreme warning for wildfires takes effect on Wednesday in north-east, central and southern parts, lasting until Saturday.
In the A Lưới valley of central Vietnam, 80% of forests subjected to herbicides had not recovered by the early 1980s.
Other targets of his ire included Jerome Powell, head of the US central bank, whom the president said was not doing a good job.
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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