centre
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Centre
n 1: a low-lying region in central France
2: an area that is approximately central within some larger
region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into
the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the
storm" [syn: {center}, {centre}, {middle}, {heart}, {eye}]
3: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the
extremities of a figure [syn: {center}, {centre}, {midpoint}]
4: a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they
received messages from several centers" [syn: {center},
{centre}]
5: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is
enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [syn: {center},
{centre}]
6: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument";
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the
story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center},
{centre}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul},
{inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-
gritty}]
7: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his
stories made him the center of the party" [syn: {center},
{centre}, {center of attention}, {centre of attention}]
8: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process;
"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
[syn: {center}, {centre}, {nerve center}, {nerve centre}]
9: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were
raising money to build a new center for research" [syn:
{center}, {centre}]
v 1: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not
centered" [syn: {center}, {centre}]
2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your
studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {concentrate},
{focus}, {center}, {centre}, {pore}, {rivet}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Centered} or {Centred} (s[e^]n"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Centering} or {Centring}.]
1. To be placed in a center; to be central.
[1913 Webster]
2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest
on, or gather about, as a center.
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Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,
error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More.
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Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] Center
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\, v. t.
1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. To collect to a point; to concentrate.
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Thy joys are centered all in me alone. --Prior.
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3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception
of a center.
[1913 Webster] Centerbit
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Centre, AL (city, FIPS 13648)
Location: 34.15302 N, 85.67173 W
Population (1990): 2893 (1254 housing units)
Area: 28.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 35960
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Centre, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000): 3216
Housing Units (2000): 1515
Land area (2000): 10.968141 sq. miles (28.407354 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.105972 sq. miles (0.274466 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 11.074113 sq. miles (28.681820 sq. km)
FIPS code: 13648
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 34.159181 N, 85.674742 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 35960
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Centre, AL
Centre
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Centre -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 135758
Housing Units (2000): 53161
Land area (2000): 1107.533150 sq. miles (2868.497568 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 4.317701 sq. miles (11.182795 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1111.850851 sq. miles (2879.680363 sq. km)
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.887275 N, 77.834459 W
Headwords:
Centre
Centre, PA
Centre County
Centre County, PA
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