Centering
['sentəriŋ]
Definition
(noun.) (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; 'the quarterback fumbled the snap'.
Typist: Tim--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Centre
(n.) Same as Center, n., 6.
Checker: Sherman
Definition
n. (archit.) the framework upon which an arch or vault of stone brick or iron is supported during its construction.
Edited by Barton
Examples
- It was an excellent example of the creative results that come from centering a political problem on human nature. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But the vision of the new statecraft in centering politics upon human interests becomes a creator of opportunities instead of a censor of morals, and deserves a fresh and heightened regard. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- A target is not the future goal of shooting; it is the centering factor in a present shooting. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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