centric

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

cen·tric

(sĕn′trĭk) also cen·tri·cal (-trĭ-kəl)

adj.

1. Situated at or near the center; central.

2. Having a center.

3. Having radially symmetrical valves. Used of diatoms.

cen′tri·cal·ly adv.

cen·tric′i·ty (sĕn-trĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

centric

(ˈsɛntrɪk) or

centrical

adj

1. being central or having a centre

2. (Physiology) relating to or originating at a nerve centre

3. (Botany) botany

a. Also: concentric (of vascular bundles) having one type of tissue completely surrounding the other

b. (of leaves, such as those of the onion) cylindrical

ˈcentrically adv

centricity n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cen•tric

(ˈsɛn trɪk)

also cen′tri•cal,

adj.

pertaining to or situated at the center; central.

[1580–90; < Greek kentrikós=kéntr(on) (see center) + -ikos -ic]

cen′tri•cal•ly, adv.

cen•tric′i•ty (-ˈtrɪs ɪ ti) n.

-centric

a combining form meaning “having centers” of the specified number or kind (dicentric); “centered upon, focused around” that named by the first element (ethnocentric).

[see centric]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Adj.

centric - having or situated at or near a center

centrical

central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"

Translations

céntrico

centrico

Mentioned in ?

References in classic literature ?

Are all celestial bodies but one globe, As is the substance of this centric earth?

View in context

Release date- 29082019 - Centric Bank has been recognized by American Banker for the second consecutive year as a 2019 Best Banks to Work For, announces Patricia (Patti) A.

Centric Bank Honored As a 2019 Best Banks to Work For by American Banker

Centric Financial Corporation (OTC: CFCX), the parent company of Centric Bank, has reported net income of USD 1,944,000 or USD 0.22 per common share basic for the second quarter of 2019, the company said.

Centric Financial announces Q2 2019 net income

Mountain View, CA, June 30, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Hyatt Centric Mountain View, slated to open mid-July, announces an executive leadership team with more than eight decades of combined hospitality experience.

Hyatt Centric Mountain View Announces Executive Appointments

Centric Business Systems, a document management technology provider based in Owings Mills, has acquired Carefree Office Technology Inc.

Centric Business Systems acquires Carefree Office Technology

Moreover, increasing usage of well-advanced hacking techniques due to which data centric security strategies are becoming the norm in our new digital environment.

Data Centric Security Market to Gain Impetus on Back of Growing Demand by 2025

26 June 2018 - Maryland, US-based document technology provider Centric Business Systems has acquired Virginia, US-based office equipment dealer Webster Integrated Technologies (WIT Corp), the company said.

Document Technology Firm Centric Business Systems Acquires Webster Integrated Technologies

A Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement for a Hyatt Centric hotel in Dublin with Realmside, an affiliate of Hodson Bay Group, an Irish hotel and property group owned by the O'Sullivan family.

Hyatt plans first hotel in Ireland

wasl Asset Management Group, one of the largest real estate development and management companies in Dubai, is storming ahead at Hyatt Centric The Palm Dubai, where 69% of construction work is already complete.

Wasl Completes 69 Percent of Construction Work at Hyatt Centric the Palm Dubai

The first Hyatt Centric resort in Turkey will debut with the opening of the 77-key Hyatt Centric Yalikavak Bodrum in mid-2019, after an affiliate entered into a franchise agreement with Ozkent Girisim Gayrimenkul Yat?r?m ve Ticaret A.S.