of or forming the center: the central hut in the village.
in, at, or near the center: a central position.
constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend: a central office.
principal; chief; dominant: the play's central character.
Anatomy, Zoology.
of or relating to the central nervous system.
of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra.
Phonetics. (of a speech sound) produced with the tongue articulating neither expressly forward nor in the back part of the mouth, as any of the sounds of lull.
Physics. (of a force) directed to or from a fixed point.
noun
(formerly)
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
Origin of central
1
1640–50; <Latin centrālis, equivalent to centr(um) center + -ālis-al1
SYNONYMS FOR central
4 major, main, key, leading, primary.
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OTHER WORDS FROM central
cen·tral·ly,adverb
Words nearby central
centner, cento, centr-, centra, centrad, central, Central African, Central African Federation, Central African Republic, Central America, Central American
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I thought, and the more I thought of it the more clearly I felt that he had touched the central truth.
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The Central Authority in 1907 applies this principle unreservedly to one class only, the wayfarers or vagrants.
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Reardon is going to lend me his double breech-loader, central fire, number twelve.
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In excavating in the central mound, we are assured that small pieces Of mica were found abundantly mixed with the soil.
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They are either ideal figures, or groups where at least the central figure is idealized and commonly known.
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British Dictionary definitions for central
central
/ (ˈsɛntrəl) /
adjective
in, at, of, from, containing, or forming the centre of somethingthe central street in a city; the central material of a golf ball
main, principal, or chief; most importantthe central cause of a problem
of or relating to the central nervous system
of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra
of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the tongue held in an intermediate position halfway between the positions for back and front vowels, as for the a of English soda
(of a force) directed from or towards a point
informal(immediately postpositive)used to describe a place where a specified thing, quality, etc is to be found in abundancenostalgia central