centre

See also: Centre, centré, and centrē

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”).

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsen.təɹ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.tɚ/, [ˈsɛ.ɾ̃ɚ]
  • (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): [ˈsɪɾ̃ɚ]

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɛntə(r)
• Homophone: sinner (pin-pen merger)
• Homophone: center

NounEdit

centre (plural centres)

1. (British spelling, Canadian, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center. There is evidence that this is an older spelling in the United States, especially in some place names.

TranslationsEdit

center — see center

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from centre

• centreboard
• Centre County
• centrefold
• centre forward
• centre of attention
• centre of buoyancy

• centre of curvature
• centre of effort
• centre of gravity
• centre of inertia
• centre of lift
• centre of mass

• centrepiece
• centre stage
• Centreville
• civic centre
• reception centre

VerbEdit

centre (third-person singular simple present centres, present participle centring or centreing, simple past and past participle centred)

1. (British spelling, Canadian, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center

TranslationsEdit

center — see center

AnagramsEdit

• Center, center, recent, tenrec

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”)

PronunciationEdit

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈsen.tɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈsen.tɾe/

NounEdit

centre m (plural centres)

1. center (point in the interior of a circle)
2. center (middle portion of something)
3. center (place where some function or activity occurs)
4. center (topic that is particularly important)
5. downtown (business center of a city)

Derived termsEdit

• centrar
• centre comercial
• centre de gravitat
• centre de massa

Related termsEdit

• central

Further readingEdit

• “centre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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EsperantoEdit

AdverbEdit

centre

1. centrally

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin centrum.

PronunciationEdit

• audio

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• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃tʁ/

• Audio (Paris)

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NounEdit

centre m (plural centres)

1. centre, center
2. (soccer) cross, specifically one directed into the penalty area

Derived termsEdit

• centre commercial
• centre-ville
• Centre-Val de Loire

Related termsEdit

• centrafricain
• centrage
• central
• centraliser
• centrer

• centrifuge
• centripète
• centrisme
• centriste

AnagramsEdit

• créent
• récent

Further readingEdit

• “centre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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LojbanEdit

EtymologyEdit

• From centi (hundred) + mitre (metre; unit of length).

BrivlaEdit

centre

1. m1=c1 is m2=c2 centimeter(s) / hundredth(s) of a meter [metric unit] in length (default 1) measured in direction m3=c3 by standard x4=m3.

Usage notesEdit

• The Lojban word centre resembles the English one in spelling (but not pronunciation), and is therefore a false friend. Instead, the latter term translates to the gismu midju.

See alsoEdit

• miltre
• ki'otre

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PortugueseEdit

VerbEdit

centre

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of centrar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of centrar
3. first-person singular imperative of centrar
4. third-person singular imperative of centrar

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SpanishEdit

VerbEdit

centre

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of centrar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of centrar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of centrar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of centrar.