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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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He cited jitters over firms exploring data centre rental -- rather than construction -- and the emergence of new high-efficiency AI requiring a lower memory taskload.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

In total just under 7,000 patients had been seen between the opening of the first centre on 10 February 2026 and the end of June 2026.

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

She nursed a swollen ankle after falling in the evacuation centre.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

I saw a girl coming up the road from the centre of the town.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

Residents who find discarded canisters are advised to take them to a Household Waste Recycling Centre for safe disposal.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Lawrance cited the Climate Psychology Alliance in the UK for further support, as well as groups like the Resilience Project, the Climate Cares Centre, and the Climate Majority Project.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

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

While at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, she heard a speech by Christabel Pankhurst, the British suffragette, and she was invited to participate in suffrage protests, but she didn’t jump into radical politics easily.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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

Ahmed must initially live in supervised accommodation 24/7 and will be subject to an "exclusion zone" centred on Rochdale.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

During Mamdani's campaign for mayor late last year, his election pledges centred on cost-of-living issues, with the rent freeze being one of the core promises.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

The new department's strategy is centred on "ageing in place" - helping older people remain in their homes and communities rather than moving into institutions, says its head, Dr Rathan Kelkar.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

For example, some evolutionary psychologists argue that ancient foraging bands were not composed of nuclear families centred on monogamous couples.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Tesla's automated options for car-buyers range from Autopilot, which has features such as automatic lane centring, to a more advanced software it launched in 2020 as Full Self Driving or FSD.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

The raids were linked by Paris prosecutors to an inquiry launched exactly a year ago into allegations of embezzlement, forgery and fraud centring on Le Pen's party.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025

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

Ovechkin went to the net where he neatly deflected a hard centring pass from Max Pacioretty into the top corner.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024

The St. Marie river is to be crossed on a union bridge built by the roads centring at that point.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman