Meaning of CENTRAL
| Pronunciation: | | sen'trâl
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- [n] a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- [adj] in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"; "central heating and air conditioning"
- [adj] centrally located and easy to reach; "the central city has good bus service"; "the shop has a central location"
- [adj] serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
- [adj] used in the description of a place that in the middle of another place; "the people of Central and Northern Europe"; "country in central Africa"
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| | Synonyms: | | amidship, bicentric, bifocal, cardinal, center(a), centered, centric, centrical, exchange, focal, fundamental, halfway, important, inner(a), key, medial, median, middle(a), middlemost, midmost, midway, nuclear, of import, primal, telephone exchange |
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| | Antonyms: | | peripheral | | |
| | See Also: | | centrex, patchboard, phone system, plugboard, switchboard, telephone system, work, workplace | |
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| | Definition: | | Central
Central Otago, a dramatic landscape of big skies, waving tussock and sweeping mountain vistas, occupies a special place in the minds and hearts of everyone who goes there. Rich in myth and history, Central has evolved from the gold rushes of the nineteenth century to become a major tourist area and wine-growing region. Arno Gasteiger's photos capture the inconstancy and power of this extraordinary landscape. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cen"tral\, a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F.
central. See {Center}.]
Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or
middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts
near the center
\Cen"tral\, Centrale \Cen*tra"le\, n. [NL. centrale, fr.
L. centralis.] (Anat.)
The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or
tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the
navicular.
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