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Look up: Center

  1. center
    [adj] - of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually 2. [n] - (ice hockey) the person who plays center 3. [n] - (basketball) the person who plays center 4. [n] - (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball t...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Center
    Cen'ter noun [ French centre , from Latin centrum , from round which a circle is described, from ... to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/44

  3. center
    adjective of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  4. center
    centre noun a building dedicated to a particular activity; `they were raising money to build a new center for research`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. center
    centre noun a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; `in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. center
    centre noun the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
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  7. center
    centre noun a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. center
    noun politically moderate persons; centrists
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. center
    snapper noun (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; `the center fumbled the handoff`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. center
    centre verb move into the center; `That vase in the picture is not centered`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. center
    heart noun 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. center
    noun the object upon which interest and attention focuses; `his stories made him the center of the party`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. center
    shopping center noun mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; ...
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. center
    (sen´tәr) a point from which a process starts, such as a plexus or ganglion that gives off nerves that control a function. nerve center. adj., cen´tral., adj.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  15. Center
    • (n.) A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. • (n.) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the poin...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  16. center
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sen′ter Definitions: 1. The middle point of a body; loosely, the interior of a body. A center of any kind, especially an anatomic center. 2. A group of nerve cells governing a specific function. Synonyms: centrum
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  17. Center
    a pass from a player located near the sideline towards the middle of the field; used to get the ball closer to the front of the goal; also called a cross.
    Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/soccer_gl

  18. center
    a player position on offense. The center snaps the ball.
    Found on http://www.instantactionsports.com/sport

  19. center
    center, in politics, a party following a middle course. The term was first used in France in 1789, when the moderates of the National Assembly sat in the center of the hall. It can refer to a separate party in a political system, e.g., the Catholic Center party of imperial and Weimar Germany, or to ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0

  20. Center
    a pass from a player located near the sideline towards the middle of the field; used to get the ball closer to the front of the goal; also called a cross.
    Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/soccer_gl

  21. CENTER
    An Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC).
    Found on http://www.aerofiles.com/glossary.html

  22. Center
    (group theory) of Dih<sub>4</sub><br>The center is {0,7}: The row starting with 7 is the transpose of the column starting with 7. The entries 7 are symmetric to the main diagonal. (Only for the neutral element this is granted in all groups.) In abstract algebra, the `center` of a gro...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center

  23. Center
    `Center` or `centre ` may refer to: Math and science : Sports : Places : ;Place names spelled Center: ;Place names spelled Centre: Arts : Education : Other : See also :
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center

  24. Center
    (algebra) The term `center` or `centre` is used in various contexts in abstract algebra to denote the set of all those elements that commute with all other elements. It is often denoted Z, from German Zentrum, meaning "center". More specifically: References : Modern Al...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center

  25. Center
    (basketball) The `center`, colloquially known as the `five` or the `pivot`, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. A typical NBA center is between 6`...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center



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12 February 2012

This day in history:
/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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