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
On opening the spinal canal the tunnel was found to be separated only by the compact tissue of the centrum from the cavity, while a thin extra-dural hæmorrhage separated the dura from the bones anteriorly.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
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.
It is in the outer sheath that the vertebræ develop—from four separate pieces, in fish at least, plus an additional element which helps to form the centrum.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
Terra igitur, qu� centrum esse nequit, motu omni carere non potest, nam eam moveri taliter etiam necesse est, quod per infinitum minus moveri posset.
From The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe by Stimson, Dorothy
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