centric

¹

Also cen·tri·cal

[sen-trik]

adjective

1. pertaining to or situated at the center; central.

2. Anatomy, Physiology.,  pertaining to or originating at a nerve center.

-centric

²

1. a combining form with the meanings “having a center or centers” of the specified number or kind (polycentric ); “centered upon, focused around” that named by the first element (ethnocentric; heliocentric ).

centric

¹

/ sɛnˈtrɪsɪtɪ, ˈsɛntrɪk /

adjective

1. being central or having a centre

2. relating to or originating at a nerve centre

3. botany

   1. Also: concentric. (of vascular bundles) having one type of tissue completely surrounding the other

   2. (of leaves, such as those of the onion) cylindrical

-centric

²

suffix

1. having a centre as specified

   heliocentric

Other Word Forms

• centrically adverb
• centricity noun
• multicentric adjective
• uncentric adjective
• uncentrical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of centric¹

1580–90; < Greek kentrikós of, pertaining to a cardinal point, equivalent to kéntr ( on ) ( center ) + -ikos -ic

Origin of centric²

centr-, -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of centric¹

abstracted from _eccentric , _concentric , etc

Example Sentences

That’s in contrast to his Marvel counterpart, the seemingly U.S.-centric Captain America, who evolved from fighting Nazis during World War II to questioning the morality of government surveillance, Hagley said.

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His L.A.-centric poster stands as a love letter to the place he adores.

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But unlike their late rival, it also includes a good mix of L.A.-centric coverage and no news releases masquerading as journalism.

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And this parched desert landscape — two for two on L.A.-centric performances.

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“We have to break out of the D.C.-centric thinking and model that concentrates messaging into talking points which often have no relevance and concentrates funding into a handful of states,” she told me.

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Related Words

• basic 
• essential 
• fundamental 
• important 
• key 
• paramount 
• pivotal 
• significant 

When To Use

What does -centric mean?

The combining form -centric is used like a suffix meaning variously “having a center or centers” of the specified number or kind or "centered upon, focused around." It is often used in a variety of technical and everyday terms.The form -centric comes from a combination of two combining forms. The first is centr-, meaning "center," from Latin centrum. The second form is the suffix -ic, from Latin -icus, which has a variety of meanings, including "having some characteristics of."