If an industry or event is centred in a place, it takes place to the greatest extent there.
The tremor was centred in the Gulf of Sirte.
...the tremor, which was centred on the Carpathian Mountains.
2. adjective
If you feel centred, you feel calm, confident, and in control of your emotions.
I'm trying to be more centred, and not fall apart when I go through difficult things.
-centred
(-sentəʳd)
regional note: in AM, use -centered
1. combining form
-centred can be added to adjectives and nouns to indicate what kind of a centre something has.
...lemon-centered white chocolates.
2. See also centre, self-centred
centred in British English
(ˈsɛntəd) or US centered
adjective
mentally and emotionally confident, focused, and well-balanced
Examples of 'centred' in a sentence
centred
Slowly they rode the air currents in long aimless loops centred round Cengarn, a black lump rising from the red.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR
They were quite logical and clear, and they were centred on Tony Tarasconi.
Innes, Hammond HIGH STAND
Yet everything I thought or dreamed about always centred around the Wall.
Dobbs, Michael WALL GAMES
In other languages
centred
British English: centred ADJECTIVE
If an industry or event is centred in a place, it takes place to the greatest extent there.
The tremor was centred in the ocean.
American English: centered
Brazilian Portuguese: centralizado
Chinese: 在中央的
European Spanish: localizado
French: centré
German: konzentriert
Italian: che ha il proprio centro
Japanese: 中心の
Korean: 중앙에 있는
European Portuguese: centralizado
Latin American Spanish: localizado
All related terms of 'centred'
centre
A centre is a building where people have meetings , take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind .
centred dot
a heavy dot ( · ) used to draw attention to a particular paragraph
body-centred
(of a crystal) having a lattice point at the centre of each unit cell as well as at the corners
face-centred
(of a crystal) having a lattice point at the centre of each face of each unit cell as well as at the corners
self-centred
Someone who is self-centred is only concerned with their own wants and needs and never thinks about other people.
soft-centred
(of a chocolate or boiled sweet) having a centre consisting of cream, jelly , etc
learner-centred
focussed on the learner rather than the teacher
client-centred therapy
a form of psychotherapy in which the therapist makes no attempt to interpret what the patient says but encourages him or her to develop his or her own attitudes and insights , often by questioning
nondirective therapy
a form of psychotherapy in which the therapist makes no attempt to interpret what the patient says but encourages him or her to develop his or her own attitudes and insights , often by questioning