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How to pronounce center
Say it like this: /ˈsɛn.tɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does center mean?
nounThe point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
adjOf, at, or related to a center.
verbTo cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
“He centered the heading of the document.”
To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
To give (something) a central basis.
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