释义 |
para·cen·tric I. \|parə|sen.trik\ adjective Etymology: para- (I) + -centric 1. : being a type of key and keyway used with pin-tumbler cylinder locks and having longitudinal ribs and grooves projecting beyond the center to hinder picking 2. : being an inversion that occurs in a single arm of one chromosome and does not involve the chromomere — compare pericentric II. noun (-s) : a paracentric key or keyway |