Hypertext Webster Gateway: "centre"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Center \Cen"ter\, or Centre \Cen"tre\, seal \seal\ . (Gas
Manuf.)
A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the
gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in
turn for the renewal of the lime.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Center \Center\, or Centre \Centre\, punch \punch\ . (Mech.)
(a) A punch for making indentations or dots in a piece of
work, as for suspension between lathe centers, etc.
(b) A punch for punching holes in sheet metal, having a small
conical center to insure correct locating.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or
{Centring}.]
1. To be placed in a center; to be central.
2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest
on, or gather about, as a center.
Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,
error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More.
Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\, v. t.
1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point.
--Milton.
2. To collect to a point; to concentrate.
Thy joys are centered all in me alone. --Prior.
3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception
of a center.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Centre \Cen"tre\, n. & v.
See {Center}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Centre
n 1: a low-lying region in central France [syn: {Centre}]
2: an area that is approximately central within some larger
region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward
into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of
the storm" [syn: {center}, {middle}, {heart}, {eye}]
3: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the
extremities of a figure [syn: {center}, {midpoint}]
4: a place where some particular activity is concentrated;
"they received messages from several centers" [syn: {center}]
5: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily
process; "in most people the speech center is in the left
hemisphere" [syn: {center}, {nerve center}, {nerve centre}]
6: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were
raising money to build a new center for research" [syn: {center}]
v 1: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not
centered" [syn: {center}]
2: focus one's attention on something; "Please focus on your
studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {concentrate}, {focus},
{center}, {pore}, {rivet}]
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