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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Centre' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Centre proper noun  A région of France.       centre noun  (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends. (geometry) The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference of the circle. (geometry) The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the surface of the sphere. (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. A place where some function or activity occurs. shopping centre convention centre A topic that is particularly important in a given context. the centre of the controversy the centre of attention (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket. (netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles. (Icehockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs. (context, Canadian Football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play. adjective  Of, at, or related to a centre. Etymology: From Ancient Greek (kentron) "centre".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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