| CENTRE | • centre n. The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference. • centre n. The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference. • centre n. The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges. |
| DECENTRE | • decentre v. To remove the centre from. to decentre the tyres from some model vehicle kits. • decentre v. (Optics) To place away from the centre; to make eccentric. • decentre v. To displace from the centre. |
| INCENTRE | • incentre n. (UK) Alternative spelling of incenter. • INCENTRE n. the centre of an inscribed circle, also INCENTER. |
| RECENTRE | • recentre v. Alternative form of recenter. • RECENTRE v. to centre again. |
| CONCENTRE | • concentre v. (British spelling, dated, intransitive) To come together at a common centre. • concentre v. (British spelling, dated, intransitive) To coincide. • concentre v. (British spelling, dated, transitive) To bring together at a common centre. |
| DAYCENTRE | • day␣centre n. (UK) a place providing care, attention and recreation facilities during the day for people who aren’t… • DAYCENTRE n. a building used for daycare. |
| EPICENTRE | • epicentre n. (Seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake. • epicentre n. (Military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion. • epicentre n. (Figuratively, proscribed) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive. |
| JOBCENTRE | • jobcentre n. Alternative spelling of Jobcentre. • Jobcentre n. (Britain) A government-funded agency that helps the unemployed to find work. • job␣centre n. Britain standard spelling of job center. |
| SUBCENTRE | • subcentre n. Alternative form of subcenter. • SUBCENTRE n. a subordinate center, also SUBCENTER. |
| BARYCENTRE | • barycentre n. (Mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according… • BARYCENTRE n. a centre of mass, esp. of the earth-moon system. |
| HYPOCENTRE | • hypocentre n. (Geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre. • hypocentre n. (Military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero. • HYPOCENTRE n. the point on the earth directly below the centre of a nuclear explosion. |
| METACENTRE | • metacentre n. (Physics, nautical) The point where a vertical line through a tilted vessel’s center of buoyancy intersects… • METACENTRE n. a term in physics relating to centres of gravity of a body floating in liquid, also METACENTER. |
| PERICENTRE | • pericentre n. Alternative spelling of pericenter. • PERICENTRE n. the point in the path of a body revolving round a centre at which it is nearest to the centre, also PERICENTER. |
| MULTICENTRE | • multicentre adj. Of or pertaining to multiple centres. • multicentre adj. (Medicine) Describing a trial (of a drug or procedure) that is held at more than one clinic or research centre. • MULTICENTRE adj. comprising or involving several centres, also MULTICENTER. |
| ORTHOCENTRE | • orthocentre n. Alternative form of orthocenter. • ORTHOCENTRE n. the point of intersection of the altitudes of a triangle, also ORTHOCENTER. |
| SKILLCENTRE | • SKILLCENTRE n. formerly in Britain, a Government-funded training establishment to assist those who wish to develop new occupational skills. |
| CHROMOCENTRE | • chromocentre n. Synonym of karyosome. • CHROMOCENTRE n. a densely staining aggregation of heterochromatic regions in the nucleus of some cells, also CHROMOCENTER. |
| CIRCUMCENTRE | • circumcentre n. Alternative spelling of circumcenter. • CIRCUMCENTRE n. the point at which the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle intersect and which is equidistant from the three vertices, also CIRCUMCENTER. |