center
The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference. 2. The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference. 3. The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges. 4. The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
Meaning 1 meaning
The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference. 2. The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference. 3. The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges. 4. The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
Etymology
From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum. * (group theory): In the notation Z(G), the letter Z derives from the German Zentrum (“center”).
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CENTER at a glance
CENTER has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (C 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #617 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with center
All rhymes- AFTER8
- BETTER8
- WATER8
- LATER5
- MATTER8
- CHARACTER16
- DAUGHTER13
- MINISTER10
- COMPUTER14
- LETTER6
- SISTER6
- MASTER8
One letter away
- RENTER6
- CANTER8
- VENTER9
- CENSER8
- TENTER6
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