from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Central \Cen"tral\, a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F.
central. See {Center}.]
Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or
middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts
near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from
certain points.
[1913 Webster]
{Central force} (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards
or away from a fixed or movable center.
{Center sun} (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body
about which M[aum]dler supposed the solar system together
with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A
point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess
characteristics of the position of such a body.
[1913 Webster] Central