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  centre

  noun

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  Centre

  noun

  the sparsely inhabited central region of Australia

centre

American  

[sen-ter] / ˈsɛn tər /

noun

Chiefly British.

centred, centring

1. center.

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centre ¹ British  

/ ˈsɛntə /

noun

1. geometry

   1. the midpoint of any line or figure, esp the point within a circle or sphere that is equidistant from any point on the circumference or surface

   2. the point within a body through which a specified force may be considered to act, such as the centre of gravity

2. the point, axis, or pivot about which a body rotates

3. a point, area, or part that is approximately in the middle of a larger area or volume

4. a place at which some specified activity is concentrated

   a shopping centre

5. a person or thing that is a focus of interest

6. a place of activity or influence

   a centre of power

7. a person, group, policy, or thing in the middle

8. (usually capital) politics

   1. a political party or group favouring moderation, esp the moderate members of a legislative assembly

   2. ( as modifier )

      a Centre-Left alliance

9. physiol any part of the central nervous system that regulates a specific function

   respiratory centre

10. a bar with a conical point upon which a workpiece or part may be turned or ground

11. a punch mark or small conical hole in a part to be drilled, which enables the point of the drill to be located accurately

12. sport

    1. a player who plays in the middle of the forward line

    2. the act or an instance of passing the ball from a wing to the middle of the field, court, etc

13. basketball

    1. the position of a player who jumps for the ball at the start of play

    2. the player in this position

14. archery

    1. the ring around the bull's eye

    2. a shot that hits this ring

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verb

1. to move towards, mark, put, or be at a centre

2. (tr) to focus or bring together

   to centre one's thoughts

3. to have as a main point of view or theme

   the novel centred on crime

4. (tr) to adjust or locate (a workpiece or part) using a centre

5. (intr; foll by on or round) to have as a centre

6. (tr) sport to pass (the ball) into the middle of the field or court

Centre ² British  

noun

1. the sparsely inhabited central region of Australia

2. a region of central France: generally low-lying; drained chiefly by the Rivers Loire, Loir, and Cher

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Etymology

Origin of centre

C14: from Latin centrum the stationary point of a compass, from Greek kentron needle, from kentein to prick

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centre Centre centred centring

While the current focus is on Western Europe, the EU warned this week that fire-prone conditions would spread towards the centre of the continent in the coming days.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

The attendance data is measured by "cases" - a patient's single encounter with the walk-in centre service - and "consultations", which is an interaction between the patient and a healthcare professional.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Health Secretary Angela Constance said she was encouraged by the "developments we have made thus far" since the first centre opened five months ago in Edinburgh.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

GSK separately announced Tuesday that it plans to invest £400 million on a new major R&D centre in university city Cambridge, eastern England.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Down the side streets that led to the square we saw the square solid with people, those in the centre all dancing.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

The money was meant for the Hull Fishing Heritage Centre, a charity that supports the city's former trawlermen and their families.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

According to the Centre for Mental Health the average secure hospital bed costs around £270,000 a year.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"This movement centres on administrative failure," Rahul Verma, a fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, a Delhi-based think tank, told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Plans to transform and regenerate the world-leading Crystal Palace National Sports Centre are set to be approved by Bromley Council.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Then it was over, dead, and when he asked me how to get to Centre Street, I regarded him with mixed feelings.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

The Ebola epidemic, centred on the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 625 people with 1,792 laboratory confirmed cases.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

High pressure will remain centred to the north of the UK and the brisk east to north-easterly winds will gradually lessen with warmer air from northern France pushing back into southern England.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

A historically nomadic people, Tuaregs, who are spread across Mali, Niger, Algeria, Libya and Burkina Faso, have waged an armed struggle for decades against marginalisation, with action centred in particular around Kidal.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Both quakes were shallow - the first centred 20.3km below the surface and the second at a depth of 10km, according to USGS.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

He’ll have his reasons for keeping them at arm’s length, I know he will, and they’ll be centred on protecting me and Evie.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

She was an actress who starred in Byker Grove - a coming of age drama centring on a Newcastle youth centre which ran from 1989-2006.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025

"It's about efficiency and just centring manufacturing into one place, rather than having multiple sites across Europe," Ms Brankin explains.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025

But three former senior Barclays executives were acquitted after they became the first bankers to face a jury around criminal allegations centring on the 2008 crisis.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024

There are about 30,000 hearings in England, Scotland and Wales each year, centring around issues such as unfair dismissal, discrimination or redundancy payments.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2024

He tried to destroy the remains of the old Holy Roman Empire, intending to replace it by a new one centring upon Paris.

From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)