centered

[ sen-terd ]
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adjective
  1. having a central axis: a centered arc.

  2. equidistant from all bordering or adjacent areas; situated in the center: The illustration was centered on the page.

  1. Printing. set above the base line at approximately the level of the hyphen: a centered dot between syllables.

Origin of centered

1
First recorded in 1580–90; center + -ed3

Other words from centered

  • un·cen·tered, adjective
  • well-centered, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for centered

centered

/ (ˈsɛntəd) /


adjective
  1. the US spelling of centred

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