Definition of center

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Center (n.) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves..

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Azimuth :: Azimuth (n.) An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying..
Centered :: Centered (imp. & p. p.) of Centr.
Centrolinead :: Centrolinead (n.) An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a center..
Radius :: Radius (n.) A right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or sphere.
Weight :: Weight (v. t.) The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight of five hundred pounds..
Pillar :: Pillar (n.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns..
White :: White (n.) Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot..
Self-centring :: Self-centring (a.) Centering in one's self.
Depressomotor :: Depressomotor (n.) Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centers, as bromides, etc..
Radiant :: Radiant (a.) Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating; radiate.
Multicentral :: Multicentral (a.) Having many, or several, centers; as, a multicentral cell..
Tailpin :: Tailpin (n.) The center in the spindle of a turning lathe.
Dipleidoscope :: Dipleidoscope (n.) An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass disposed in the form of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun's rays from their surfaces, two images are presented to the eye, moving in opposite directions, and coinciding at the instant the sun's center is on the meridian..
Axis :: Axis (n.) A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center..
Fan :: Fan (n.) An instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle..
Perpendicular :: Perpendicular (a.) Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth.
Emporium :: Emporium (n.) A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country..
Uncenter :: Uncenter (v. t.) Alt. of Uncentr.
Eccentricity :: Eccentricity (n.) The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis.
Prootic :: Prootic (a.) In front of the auditory capsule; -- applied especially to a bone, or center of ossification, in the periotic capsule..
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