cen|tered

cen|tered
cen|tered «SEHN tuhrd», adjective.
1. fixed on a center as a point of support or equilibrium: »

a centered arc, a centered position.

2. being in the center: »

Some dictionaries have centered dots between the syllables of entries.

3. furnished with a center. Also, especially British, centered.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • cen·tered — …   Useful english dictionary

  • self´-cen´tered|ness — self cen|tered «SEHLF SEHN tuhrd», adjective. 1. occupied with one s own interests and affairs. 2. = selfish. (Cf. ↑selfish) 3. being a fixed point around which other things move. –self´ cen´tered|ly, adverb. –self´ cen´tered|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • self´-cen´tered|ly — self cen|tered «SEHLF SEHN tuhrd», adjective. 1. occupied with one s own interests and affairs. 2. = selfish. (Cf. ↑selfish) 3. being a fixed point around which other things move. –self´ cen´tered|ly, adverb. –self´ cen´tered|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • self-cen|tered — «SEHLF SEHN tuhrd», adjective. 1. occupied with one s own interests and affairs. 2. = selfish. (Cf. ↑selfish) 3. being a fixed point around which other things move. –self´ cen´tered|ly, adverb. –self´ cen´tered|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • bod|y-cen|tered — «BOD ee SEHN tuhrd», adjective. Crystallography. having cubic crystals with atoms at each corner and in the center of the cube of a crystalline structure …   Useful english dictionary

  • face-cen|tered — «FAYS SEHN tuhrd», adjective. Physics. (of crystalline structures) having cubic crystals with an atom at each corner and an atom in the center of each face …   Useful english dictionary

  • tered — bis·tered; cra·tered; goi·tered; let·tered; mi·tered; oys·tered; pi·las·tered; scat·tered·ly; scat·tered·ness; scep·tered; shut·tered; spec·tered; tat·tered; cen·tered; cen·tered·ness; …   English syllables

  • self-cen·tered — …   Useful english dictionary

  • centered — cen·tered …   English syllables

  • centered — cen|tered [ sentərd ] adjective sensible, calm, and confident: Julia is intelligent and very centered …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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