Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Central"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Central \Cen"tral\, a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F.
central. See {Center}.]
Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or
middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts
near the center
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Central \Cen"tral\, Centrale \Cen*tra"le\, n. [NL. centrale, fr.
L. centralis.] (Anat.)
The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or
tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the
navicular.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
central
adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the
central cause of the problem"; "an example that was
fundamental to the argument"; "computers are
fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: {cardinal},
{fundamental}, {key}, {primal}]
2: in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner
area; "a central position" "central heating and air
conditioning" [ant: {peripheral}]
3: used in the description of a place that in the middle of
another place; "the people of Central and Northern
Europe"; "country in central Africa"
4: centrally located and easy to reach; "the central city has
good bus service"; "the shop has a central location"
n : a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility
where lines from telephones can be connected together to
permit communication [syn: {telephone exchange}, {exchange}]
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