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- centenary/senˈtiːn(ə)ri/The 100th anniversary of an event.adjectivenounC1
- centenionalis/ˌsen.te.ni.əʊˈneɪ.lɪs/A specific type of Roman bronze coin minted in the 4th century AD during the Late Roman Empire.nounRare
- centennial/senˈten.i.əl/An anniversary of one hundred years, or a celebration thereof.adjectivenounC1
- centennial state/senˈten.i.əl steɪt/An official nickname for the U.S. state of Colorado, referring to its admission to the Union in 1876, the centennial (100th anniversary) year of the United States Declaration of Independence.nounLow
- center/ˈsɛntə/The exact middle point of something; a place, building, or object devoted to a particular activity.nounverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveA1
- center back/ˌsentə ˈbæk/A defensive player positioned in the middle of a team's defensive line in football (soccer) and some other sports.nounC1
- center bit/ˈsɛntə bɪt/A type of drill bit with a central point and cutting spurs on each side, designed for boring clean, flat-bottomed holes in wood.nounC2
- center field/ˈsɛntə ˌfiːld/The central area of the outfield in baseball or softball, directly beyond second base.nounLow (in general English); High (in baseball/sports contexts).
- center fielder/ˈsɛntə ˈfiːldə/A baseball player whose defensive position is in center field, the middle area of the outfield.nounLow
- center forward/ˌsen.tə ˈfɔː.wəd/An attacking player positioned in the central forward area of a team in sports like football (soccer), ice hockey, or field hockey.nounMedium
- center halfback/ˌsentə ˈhɑːfbæk/A defensive player in soccer positioned in the central part of the field, typically responsible for stopping opposing attacks and organizing the defense.nounLow
- center jump/ˈsentə dʒʌmp/A sports term referring to the initial jump ball that starts a game, traditionally in basketball, where the referee tosses the ball between two opposing players who jump to tap it to a teammate.nounLow (specialized sports terminology)
- center of curvature/ˈsɛntər əv ˈkɜː.və.tʃər/The fixed point inside the concave side of a curve or arc which lies at a specific distance (the radius of curvature) from any given point on that curve, and from which the curve can be constructed as part of a circle.nounVery Low
- center of gravity/ˌsen.tər əv ˈɡræv.ə.ti/The point in an object or system where its mass can be considered to be concentrated and about which it balances.nounMedium-High
- center of mass/ˈsɛntə əv ˈmæs/The unique point in an object or system where the mass is considered to be concentrated for the purpose of analyzing translational motion.nounC1
- center of percussion/ˌsentər əv pəˈkʌʃən/The point on a rigid, suspended body (like a bat, racket, or club) where a perpendicular impact produces no reaction force at the axis of suspension; the 'sweet spot' where hitting feels most solid and produces maximum transfer of energy.nounC1/C2 - Very low frequency, highly specialised technical term.
- center of symmetry/ˈsɛn.tər əv ˈsɪm.ɪ.tri/A point in a geometric figure such that any line drawn through it intersects the figure at two points equidistant from it.nounC2
- center pin/ˈsentə pɪn/A central, often cylindrical pin or spindle around which something rotates or is aligned.nounC1
- center plate/ˈsɛntə pleɪt/The central pivot or bearing on which a railway vehicle's body swivels relative to the bogie/truck frame.nounC2 / Very Low (Specialist Technical Term)
- center punch/ˈsentə pʌnʧ/A tool used in metalworking to create a small indentation (a centre) in a workpiece to guide the point of a drill bit.nounC2
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