Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
centric .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In or by the center; central.
- adjective Containing a center.
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- adjective having or situated at or near a center
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Examples
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M. O'BRIEN: Let's talk about people are feeling in Iraq, the centrical forces, if you will, and kind of a surprising dateline for what we saw yesterday, a riot in Kurdish controlled country.
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But he finds Boxall Hill more centrical than Greshambury.
Framley Parsonage 2004
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For this purpose, they established a sort of encampment in the park belonging to the ducal residence at Hamilton, a centrical situation for receiving their recruits, and where they were secured from any sudden attack, by having the Clyde, a deep and rapid river, in front of their position, which is only passable by a long and narrow bridge, near the castle and village of Bothwell.
Old Mortality 2004
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I was aware of the difficulty of obtaining lodgings, even at the inns, on account of the concourse of strangers at present resorting to such a centrical situation, and determined to go to Altona the next day to seek for an abode, wanting now only rest.
Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark 2003
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When using a centrical chuck both tool cutters operate and the knife cutting circle remains constant.
3. Routing machine tools Gnter Hanisch 1993
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Special features cylindrical routing machine single-edged tool for eccentric chucking for milling grooves, curves, recesses and bores fold cutter with tap shank double-edged tool with screw thread for centrical chucking only for fold milling - not for bore operations!
3. Routing machine tools Gnter Hanisch 1993
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Europe: unfortunately, all these schools, primary, and secondary, and centrical, and divergent, and normal, * exist as yet but in the repertories of the Convention, and perhaps may not add "a local habitation" to their names, till the present race** shall be unfit to reap the benefit of them.
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The centrical situation of that city was favourable for intelligence; her merchants are famous over the world for their extensive knowledge in trade; they well knew the ports where there was the greatest demand for the commodity; all which were manifestly in favour of the province in which it was raised.
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 Alexander Hewatt
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The Episcopal party having now got their favourite form of divine worship established by law in Carolina, began to erect churches in such situations as were most centrical and convenient for the settlers; and, to supply them with clergymen, application was made to the society in
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 Alexander Hewatt
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After passing a pleasant night and morning near Swarkeston, I drove eight miles, through a country of limestone and gypsum; of activity and great beauty, to the centrical and classical town of Derby.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 365, April 11, 1829 Various
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