central
(adjective) in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; “a central position”
cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal
(adjective) serving as an essential component; “a cardinal rule”; “the central cause of the problem”; “an example that was fundamental to the argument”; “computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure”
central, telephone exchange, exchange
(noun) a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
Source: WordNet® 3.1
central (comparative more central, superlative most central)
Being in the centre.
Having or containing the centre of something.
Being very important, or key to something.
Synonyms: dominant, main, principal
(anatomy) Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs.
Central
A former local government region in central Scotland, created in 1975 mainly from Stirlingshire, abolished in 1996 and divided into 3 council areas: Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling (which were districts within the region).
The Central Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Central London Railway.
Source: Wiktionary
Cen"tral, a. Etym: [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F. central. See Center.]
Definition: Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points. Central force (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center.
– Center sun (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body about which Mädler supposed the solar system together with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess characteristics of the position of such a body.
Cen"tral, Cen*tra"le, n. Etym: [NL. centrale, fr. L. centralis.] (Anat.)
Definition: The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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