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central.

Being in the centre.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/[ˈsɛ̟ntɹ̝̊əl] ~ [ˈsɛ̟ntɹ̝̊l̩]/ˈsɪntɹ(ə)l/[ˈsɪ̟ntɹ̝̊əl] ~ [ˈsɪ̟ntɹ̝̊l̩]

  1. Being in the centre.

  2. Having or containing the centre of something.

  3. Being very important, or key to something.

  4. Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs.

  5. Belong or relating to the center of an algebraic structure. Of an element of an algebraic structure: which commutes with all other elements under multiplication

  6. Belong or relating to the center of an algebraic structure. Of a unital algebra over a field: whose center is exactly equal to the image of the base field

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Borrowed from Latin centrālis, from centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron); by surface analysis, centre + -al.

noun/ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/[ˈsɛ̟ntɹ̝̊əl] ~ [ˈsɛ̟ntɹ̝̊l̩]/ˈsɪntɹ(ə)l/[ˈsɪ̟ntɹ̝̊əl] ~ [ˈsɪ̟ntɹ̝̊l̩]

  1. center

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Borrowed from Latin centrālis, from centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron); by surface analysis, centre + -al.

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