centrality

[ sen-tral-i-tee ]

/ sɛnˈtræl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural cen·tral·i·ties.

a central position or state: the centrality of the sun.

a vital, critical, or important position: the centrality of education to modern civilization.

Nearby words

centralia, centralise, centralism, centralist, centralistic, centrality, centralization, centralize, centrally, centre, centre bit

Origin of centrality

First recorded in 1640–50; central¹ + -ity

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Examples from the Web for centrality

Due to its centrality, the Salt Lake field plays an outsized role in terms of strange petroleum events in the city.
The Fiery Underground Oil Pit Eating L.A.|Geoff Manaugh|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beyond this, we fail to see the centrality of economic growth in Democratic messaging.
Goodbye, Blue: A Post-Obama Democratic Doctrine|Doug Schoen, Jessica Tarlov|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
From time to time, we hear denials of the centrality of slavery to the Civil War.
David's Bookclub: Battle Cry of Freedom|David Frum|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Both of these leaders have repeatedly emphasized the centrality of “Jewish values.”
Likud: From Begin To Bibi|Avi Shilon|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Given the centrality of Egypt to the future of the Middle East, this makes no strategic sense.
Is Egypt an Ally of the U.S.?|P.J. Crowley|September 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was something quite different from happiness: an alert enjoyment of rest, an intense and satisfying sense of centrality.
Aaron's Rod|D. H. Lawrence
The group of trees above Apollo and the reclining figures either side of him accent the centrality of his position.
Artist and Public|Kenyon Cox
It makes much, of course, of the centrality of mind both in well-being and pain.
Modern Religious Cults and Movements|Gaius Glenn Atkins
Character is centrality, the impossibility of being displaced or overset.
Essays, Second Series|Ralph Waldo Emerson
The path of centrality will then cross in the equatorial region.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various

British Dictionary definitions for centrality

centrality

/ (sɛnˈtrælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or condition of being central

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Word Origin and History for centrality

centrality

1640s; see central (adj.) + -ity.

centrality

noun, plural cen·tral·i·ties.

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