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中心 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • center noun The point exactly in the middle of something, equally distant from all its edges or sides.
  • central adj Located at or near the middle of something.
  • core noun The central or most essential part of something.
  • heart noun The muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally seen as the seat of emotion.
  • middle noun The point or part equally distant from the edges, ends, or extremes of something.

Senses

中心 is used for these senses in English:

  • center (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
  • center A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.
  • center (engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
  • central Being in the centre.
  • central Having or containing the centre of something.
  • central Being very important, or key to something.
  • core The center or inner part of a space or area.
  • heart (figurative) The centre, essence, or core.

center — full definition

  1. noun The point exactly in the middle of something, equally distant from all its edges or sides.
  2. noun A building or place set up for a particular activity or purpose.
  3. noun The main topic, focus, or most important part of something.
  4. noun In sports such as basketball, hockey, or football, a player positioned in the middle of the field or court.
  5. noun The moderate political position, between left and right.

central — full definition

  1. adj Located at or near the middle of something.
  2. adj Extremely important or essential to something.

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