Added 4 October 2026

center

/ˈsɛn.təː/ noun

In Latin: centrum Wiktionary

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The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges. The innermost point of the Earth, or the Earth itself, as the center or foundation of the Universe; the center or foundation of the Universe abstractly.

To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
He centered the heading of the document.
To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
To give (something) a central basis.

From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum. * (group theory): In the notation Z(G), the letter Z derives from the German Zentrum (“center”).