centrum
Americannoun
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a center.
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Anatomy, Zoology. the body of a vertebra.
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Mycology. collectively, all the structures enclosed within the ascocarp of a fungus.
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Etymology
Origin of centrum
From Latin, dating back to 1850–55; see origin at center
Example Sentences
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We want a waiting area called a “centrum,” which is a place “where comfort and convenience meet,” and we want an eatery by Wolfgang Puck in the center of the centrum.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2021
The two inner pairs of processes coalesce round the chorda, and later form the centrum; the upper outer pair meet above the spinal column; the lower outer pair form ribs.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
As he put it in Latin: terra igitur, quae centrum esse nequit, motu omni carere non potest.
From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.
"Vocatur etiam cyfra, quasi circumfacta vel circumferenda, quod idem est, quod circulus non habito respectu ad centrum."
From The Hindu-Arabic Numerals by Karpinski, Louis Charles
"Hegel's centrum war ein blos denkendes, auf öder Heide spekulirendes, kleines, suffisantes, selbstgenügsames Ichlein."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 by Various
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