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cen·tric \ˈsen.trik, -rēk\ adjective Etymology: Greek kentrikos of the center, from kentron center, sharp point 1. : located in or at a center : central < a centric point > 2. a. : having a center : having parts grouped around or directed to a center < a centric activity > b. : tending to cluster around a center : marked by concentration on something as of central importance < centric ideas > 3. : of or relating to a nerve center 4. a. of leaves : cylindrical, terete b. : of or concerning the order Centrales c. of a diatom : having the surface markings radially arranged (as in members of the order Centrales) 5. [translation of German zentrisch] of a rock : having a texture (as oolitic, ocellar) in which the constituents are grouped about a center 6. : possessing or relating to a centromere 7. of dental occlusion : involving spatial relationships such that all teeth of both jaws meet in a normal manner and forces exerted by the lower on the upper jaw are perfectly distributed in the dental arch |