centre

Noun
  1. A low-lying region in central France (synset 108961199)
    is an instance of: french region - a geographical subdivision of France
    is a part of: france, french republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
  2. An area that is approximately central within some larger region (synset 108540894)
    "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
    is a type of: area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
    subtypes:
    • center stage, centre stage - the central area on a theater stage
    • central city, city center, city centre - the central part of a city
    • storm center, storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
    • financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered
    • hub - a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve
    • inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
    • medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered
    • midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)
    • seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
    • midstream - the middle of a stream
    specific instances: city of london, the city - the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London
    same as: center, eye, heart, middle
  3. A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure (synset 108538999)
    is a type of: point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
    subtypes:
    • bight - the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
    • center of curvature, centre of curvature - the center of the circle of curvature
    • bowels - the center of the Earth
    • bull, bull's eye - the center of a target
    • center of gravity, centre of gravity - the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass
    • center of mass, centre of mass - point representing the mean position of the matter in a body
    • core - the center of an object
    • navel, navel point - the center point or middle of something
    • nombril - the center point on a shield
    • core - the central part of the Earth
    • nucleus - the positively charged dense center of an atom
    • nucleus - (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
    same as: center, midpoint
  4. A place where some particular activity is concentrated (synset 108531106)
    "they received messages from several centers"
    is a type of: place, property - any area set aside for a particular purpose
    subtypes:
    • nerve center, nerve centre - a center that provides information and control
    • capital - a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
    same as: center
  5. The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering (synset 107618221)
    is a type of: confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar
    substance meronym: chocolate candy - candy made with chocolate
    same as: center
  6. The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (synset 105929717)
    "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
    is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
    subtypes:
    • bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements
    • hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
    • haecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
    • quintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of something
    • stuff - a critically important or characteristic component
    same as: center, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
  7. The object upon which interest and attention focuses (synset 105820064)
    "his stories made him the center of the party"
    is a type of: object - the focus of cognitions or feelings
    subtypes:
    • conversation piece - something interesting that stimulates conversation
    • crosshairs - a center of interest
    • cynosure - something that strongly attracts attention and admiration
    • eye-catcher - a striking person or thing that attracts attention
    same as: center, center of attention, centre of attention
  8. A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process (synset 105471109)
    "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
    is a type of: neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system
    subtypes:
    • auditory center - the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve
    • olfactory brain, rhinencephalon - a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior
    • broca's area, broca's center, broca's convolution, broca's gyrus, convolution of broca - the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
    • wernicke's area, wernicke's center - the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
    • superior colliculus - an essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortex
    • inferior colliculus - an essential auditory center in the midbrain
    • respiratory center - the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles
    same as: center, nerve center, nerve centre
  9. A building dedicated to a particular activity (synset 102997001)
    "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
    is a type of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
    subtypes:
    same as: center
Verb
  1. Move into the center (synset 201856668)
    "That vase in the picture is not centered"
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    same as: center
  2. Direct one's attention on something (synset 200724156)
    "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
    is a type of: cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
    subtypes:
    same as: center, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet
    verb group: rivet - hold (someone's attention)

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