Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who centralizes or is in favor of administrative centralization. Also spelled
centraliser .
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- noun A
device used tocentralize a piece of equipment. - noun mathematics (of an element in a group) The
set ofelements of the samegroup whichcommute with the element. See alsonormalizer .
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Examples
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Halliburton and BP were at odds over a key device, known as a centralizer, that is used as part of the process to plug a deepwater well like the oil giant was doing at the time of the disaster.
News & Politics DINA CAPPIEL 2010
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At the convention, he was an ardent "centralizer," but 10 years later he reversed himself by aligning with those wanting to recapture more state power.
Reviewing Ferdinand Lundberg's "Cracks in the Constitution" 2007
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At the convention, he was an ardent "centralizer," but 10 years later he reversed himself by aligning with those wanting to recapture more state power.
Reviewing Ferdinand Lundberg's "Cracks in the Constitution" 2007
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BP said in its internal report on the disaster that it released last month that its centralizer decision probably did not contribute to the cement's failure.
Doug Martin: BP Interfered With Critical Efforts To Stop Gulf Oil Spill AP 2010
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BP said in its internal report on the disaster that it released last month that its centralizer decision probably did not contribute to the cement's failure.
Doug Martin: BP Interfered With Critical Efforts To Stop Gulf Oil Spill AP 2010
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According to the BP notes, Guide and Walz "did not discuss stopping and ordering the correct style of centralizer."
BP cost-cutting measures are focus of U.S. inquiry into gulf spill Joel Achenbach 2010
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According to the BP notes, Guide and Walz "did not discuss stopping and ordering the correct style of centralizer."
BP cost-cutting measures are focus of U.S. inquiry into gulf spill Joel Achenbach 2010
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The centralizer placement on the production casing, the drilling fluid conditioning program prior to cementing and the cement slurry and placement design used for this well were implemented as directed by the well owner.
Halliburton Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion: Testimony At Senate [Full Text] 2010
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The centralizer placement on the production casing, the drilling fluid conditioning program prior to cementing and the cement slurry and placement design used for this well were implemented as directed by the well owner.
Halliburton Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion: Testimony At Senate [Full Text] 2010
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BP said that it did not do the other centralizer tests because the correct pieces of equipment were not available that night, and those on hand might have broken into pieces.
Costly drilling effort might have rushed BP and Transocean on safety measures 2010
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