| Center (center) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Cen"ter |
| [F. centre,
fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr.
(?) to prick, goad.] |
A point equally
distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from
all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or
place.
The middle or central portion of
anything.
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.
The earth.
Those members of a legislative
assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They
sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the
presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who
sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced
republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See Right,
and Left.
A temporary structure
upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in
position until the work becomes self-supporting.
One
of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the
work is held, and about which it revolves.
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| Center (center) |
|---|
| v.
i. | |
|---|
| Cen"ter |
|
To
be placed in a center] to be central.
To be collected to a point; to be
concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center.
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| Center (center) |
|---|
| v.
t. | , ) |
|---|
| Cen"ter |
| pos>v.
t. |
To place or fix in the
center or on a central point.
To collect to a point; to
concentrate.
To form a recess or
indentation for the reception of a center.
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| Center (center) |
|---|
| , or ) |
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| Cen"ter |
|
A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage
of the gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in
turn for the renewal of the lime.
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| Center (center) |
|---|
| , or ) |
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| Center |
|
A punch for making
indentations or dots in a piece of work, as for suspension between
lathe centers, etc.
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