CENTREING

Verb

centreing

present participle of centre

Noun

centreing (plural centreings)

Alternative form of centring

Anagrams

• centering

Source: Wiktionary


CENTRE

Cen"ter, Cen"tre v. i. [imp. & p. p. Centered or Centred (; p. pr. & vb. n. Centering or Centring.]

1. To be placed in a center; to be central.

2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. Dryden.

Cen"ter , Cen"tre, v. t.

1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point. Milton.

2. To collect to a point; to concentrate. Thy joys are centered all in me alome. Prior.

3. (Mech.)

Definition: To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.

Cen"tre, n. & v.

Definition: See Center.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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