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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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Example Sentences

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centre Centre centred centring

Although he played on the right wing, his experience at centre means he should be comfortable on either side of the pitch.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026

That was thanks to tries from Tomos Williams and Lake within the first six minutes of the game and a couple more from centre James and Louis Rees-Zammit at the start of the second half.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026

Heanor "is not like how it used to be", fellow resident Karen Marsh felt, who said people might be avoiding the town centre.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026

Joseph snaffled an interception to grab his record-equalling fifth try, trotting in while his brother and former England centre Jonathan Joseph looked on from his pitchside role as an in-stadium presenter.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

‘Push the grand piano into the centre of the room,’ Mr Tibbs whispered.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

To investigate whether additional rehabilitation could help, researchers at La Trobe University's Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre conducted the SUPER-Knee clinical trial.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

The youth anger will likely dent the party’s results here, said Sanjay Kumar, a professor at the Delhi-based Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

When she was eight, Min was referred to Bridgend Carers' Centre, which is partly funded by Children In Need, external, which gives her respite and a chance to socialise with other young carers.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

To investigate these possibilities, independent measurements were commissioned from the Experimental Techniques Centre at Brunel University of London and the Oxford Materials Characterisation Service within the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

There was not only a sense of history at the World Trade Centre, but of self-reliance.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The film plot centred on an audacious theft of a diamond-encrusted Faberge egg.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

The in-person talks with the Russian and Ukrainian presidents were only announced on Wednesday after two days of talks which were framed as centred around the postwar security architecture of Europe.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

"As hacking techniques become increasingly intelligent, sophisticated and commonplace with the development of artificial intelligence, existing security systems centred on inspections and responses after incidents have revealed clear limitations," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

In June, Lee announced a public-private partnership centred on "three mega-projects" -- aiming to expand chip production hubs nationwide, establish robotics research and development centres, and build gigawatt-scale AI data centres.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Not surprisingly, it took years to solve the riddle of the orbit of Mars, with Kepler moving in stages away from the idea of a perfectly circular orbit centred on the Sun.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Both Smale and Carey feel passionately about reclaiming the word geek and centring the show around a character who thinks learning is cool.

From BBC ● May 30, 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

He has announced a sequel to the film and other horror films centring on beloved children characters such as Bambi and Peter Pan.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024

This fifth visit to the world of Mad Max is a prequel centring on Theron's character Furiosa, and stars Anya Taylor-Joy as her earlier self.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2023

By centring all discussion toward this motive, unnecessary digressions will be avoided.

From Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School by Charles A. (Charles Alexander) McMurry

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