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central locking
nounB1
/ˌsen.trəl ˈlɒk.ɪŋ/A vehicle security system that locks or unlocks all doors simultaneously using a single control, typically from the driver's position or via a remote.
central moment
nounC2/Highly Specialized
/ˌsen.trəl ˈməʊ.mənt/A concept in probability theory and statistics referring to a moment (a quantitative measure) of a probability distribution about the distribution's mean.
central nervous system
nounLow in general conversation; high in medical, biological, and scientific contexts.
/ˌsen.trəl ˈnɜː.vəs ˌsɪs.təm/The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for integrating and coordinating all body activities.
central park
nounHigh (Proper Noun)
/ˌsentrəl ˈpɑːk/A large, iconic public park located in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, USA, designed as an urban green space for recreation and leisure.
central powers
plural-nounC2
/ˌsen.trəl ˈpaʊəz/The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria during World War I.
central processing unit
nounHigh
/ˌsentrəl ˈprəʊsesɪŋ ˌjuːnɪt/The principal component of a computer that performs most calculations and processes instructions, acting as the computer's 'brain'.
central projection
nounLow (highly specialized technical term)
/ˌsen.trəl prəˈdʒek.ʃən/In geometry, a method of representing a three‑dimensional object on a two‑dimensional plane by drawing lines from a single point (the centre of projection) through each point of the object to the picture plane.
central provinces
plural-nounLow
/ˈsentrəl ˈprɒvɪnsɪz/A historical and geographical term for the interior, non-coastal regions of a country or former empire, particularly referring to specific administrative divisions within historical political entities.
central provinces and berar
nounLow
/ˌsɛntrəl ˈprɒvɪnsɪz ənd bəˈrɑː/A former administrative region in British India, comprising central Indian territories.
central region
nounB2
/ˌsen.trəl ˈriː.dʒən/The area at or near the middle of a larger geographical, political, or conceptual space.
central reserve
nounB2
/ˌsentrəl rɪˈzɜːv/A strip of land, often landscaped or concreted, that divides two carriageways of a road or motorway.
central standard time
nounC1
/ˌsentrəl ˈstændəd taɪm/The standard time in a time zone that is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-6), observed in central regions of North America during the non-daylight saving period.
central sudanic
nounVery Low (Specialist)
/ˌsɛntrəl suːˈdænɪk/A primary branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken across parts of Central Africa.
central sulcus
nounC2
/ˌsɛntrəl ˈsʌlkəs/A deep, consistent groove or fissure in the cerebral cortex of the brain, separating the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe.
central tendency
nounC1
/ˌsentrəl ˈtendənsi/A statistical measure that represents the centre point or typical value of a dataset.
central time
nounB2
/ˌsen.trəl ˈtaɪm/The standard time zone for a central region of a country, specifically (capitalized as 'Central Time' or 'CT') the time zone in North America that is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-6) during Standard Time and five hours behind (UTC-5) during Daylight Saving Time.
central treaty organization
nounVery Low
/ˌsentrəl ˈtriːti ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/A historical collective defense alliance (1955–1979) between the United Kingdom, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Iraq, also known as CENTO, created as a counterpart to NATO in the Middle East region.
central valley
nounB2
/ˌsɛntrəl ˈvæli/A specific lowland region in the interior of California, bounded by mountain ranges, known for its agricultural productivity.
centralia
nounC2
/sɛnˈtreɪlɪə/A proper noun referring to a place name, most famously a nearly abandoned borough in Pennsylvania, USA, known for an underground mine fire burning since 1962.
centralism
nounC2
/ˈsen.trə.lɪ.zəm/A system or principle of organization where power, control, or decision-making is concentrated in a central authority or location.

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