Central
['sentr(ə)l] or ['sɛntrəl]
Definition
(noun.) a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication.
(adj.) in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; 'a central position' .
Editor: Sonya--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points.
(n.) Alt. of Centrale
Checked by Jo
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Mediate, accessible, convenient,
ANT:Remote, inaccessible, inconvenient
Typist: Silvia
Examples
- The building was of grey, lichen-blotched stone, with a high central portion and two curving wings, like the claws of a crab, thrown out on each side. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- If the central depths were untouched, hardly a pin-point of surface remained the same. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- This being evidently the central point of the entertainment, Aunt Chloe began now to bustle about earnestly in the supper department. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Over most of the area of Western Central Asia and Persia and Mesopotamia, the ancient distinction of nomad and settled population remains to this day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Central incisors 5 to 8 months Lateral incisors 7 to 10 months First molars 12 to 16 months Canines 15 to 20 months Second molars 20 to 36 months _Permanent Teeth. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It was hard, when Karkov spoke, to remember with what importance he, Andr?Marty, came from the Central Committee of the French Communist Party. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- These hammers are inked from a pad, and at a central point deliver a printing blow on the paper below. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is usual to fix the opaque shade, which alternately covers and exposes the two magic lanterns, on to a central pin, so that it may be moved vertically up or down. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Nevertheless, these central regions of the world remain central, and their welfare and participation is necessary to the permanent peace of mankind. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The walls are 15 feet thick at the base, and 18 inches at the top, and its summit is reached by an internal winding staircase and a central elevator. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- But the two central figures claimed all my attention. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In this case the balance is preserved and the central wire remains neutral, as no return current flows through it to the source of energy. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It was very difficult to get the land he wanted for his central station, but he finally bought two old buildings on Pearl Street for $150,000. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- But I am sure that it will interest Mr. Horace Harker and the subscribers of the Central Press Syndicate. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- But this only means that they are, as compared with some other attitudes, central:--that they carry other attitudes with them. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Typist: Meg