centric
adjective
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centric
1 American
[sen-trik]
/ ˈsɛn trɪk /
Also
centrical
-centric
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American
centric
1
British
/ sɛnˈtrɪsɪtɪ, ˈsɛntrɪk /
adjective
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being central or having a centre
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relating to or originating at a nerve centre
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botany
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Also: concentric. (of vascular bundles) having one type of tissue completely surrounding the other
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(of leaves, such as those of the onion) cylindrical
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-centric
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British
suffix
Usage
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."
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Etymology
Origin of centric1
1580–90; < Greek kentrikós of, pertaining to a cardinal point, equivalent to kéntr ( on ) ( see center) + -ikos -ic
Origin of -centric2
Example Sentences
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While Noguchi is seen as a dovish member, Nakagawa is considered to have more centric opinions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
"The geographical reach is great and it's really important to make sure we aren't doing stuff that is too London centric," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024
“Forever more, human- centric robots like that are going to be part of human life. So that’s pretty exciting.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023
"We are heavy centric first quarter on our turnaround" spending, Phillips 66 Chief Executive Mark Lashier said on Tuesday.
From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2023
This would later be called the centric point, and it is the spot where the vanishing point is placed in a vanishing-point construction.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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