7 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Centered} or {Centred} (s[e^]n"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or {Centring}.] 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. [1913 Webster] 2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. [1913 Webster] Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Center From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\, v. t. 1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To collect to a point; to concentrate. [1913 Webster] Thy joys are centered all in me alone. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center. [1913 Webster] Centerbit From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: centre \cen"tre\, n. & v. See {Center}. [chiefly British] [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Centre n 1: a low-lying region in central France 2: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: {center}, {middle}, {heart}, {eye}] 3: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure [syn: {center}, {midpoint}] 4: a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" [syn: {center}] 5: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [syn: {center}] 6: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" [syn: {center}, {nerve center}, {nerve centre}] 7: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" [syn: {center}] v 1: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" [syn: {center}] 2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {concentrate}, {focus}, {center}, {pore}, {rivet}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Centre, AL (city, FIPS 13648) Location: 34.15302 N, 85.67173 W Population (1990): 2893 (1254 housing units) Area: 28.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35960 From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]: Centre -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 135758 Housing Units (2000): 53161 Land area (2000): 1107.533150 sq. miles (2868.497568 sq. km) Water area (2000): 4.317701 sq. miles (11.182795 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1111.850851 sq. miles (2879.680363 sq. km) Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 40.887275 N, 77.834459 W Headwords: Centre Centre, PA Centre County Centre County, PA From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Centre, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 3216 Housing Units (2000): 1515 Land area (2000): 10.968141 sq. miles (28.407354 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.105972 sq. miles (0.274466 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.074113 sq. miles (28.681820 sq. km) FIPS code: 13648 Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 34.159181 N, 85.674742 W ZIP Codes (1990): 35960 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Centre, AL Centre
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