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Webster 1913 Edition

Central

Cen′tral

,
Adj.
[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; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points.
Central force
(Math.)
,
a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center.
–
Center sun
(Astron.)
,
a name given to a hypothetical body about which Mädler supposed the solar system together with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess characteristics of the position of such a body.

Webster 1828 Edition

Central

CENTRAL

,
Adj.
Relating to the center; placed in the center or middle; containing the center, or pertaining to the parts near the center.
Central forces, in mechanics, the powers which cause a moving body to tend towards or recede from the center of motion.

Definition 2025

Central

Central

See also: central

English

Proper noun

Central

  1. A former local government region of central Scotland.
  2. The Central Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Central London Railway.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Central

  1. Central (municipality in the state of Bahia, Brazil)

central

central

See also: Central

English

Adjective

central ‎(comparative more central, superlative most central)

  1. Being in the centre.
    • 2013 July 27, “Putting down roots”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8846:
      The plantoid […] will have a central stem containing a reservoir of liquid plastic of a sort that can be frozen by ultraviolet light. Half a dozen cylindrical roots will branch off this stem, and the plastic will flow through these from the reservoir to the tip. As in a real root, the tip will be a specialised structure.
  2. Being the most important.
  3. Having or containing the centre of something.
  4. Being very important, or key to something.
    • 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
      Cleverley was a central figure as England took the lead inside three minutes. He saw his shot handled by Moldovan defender Simion Bulgaru and Lampard drilled home the penalty in trademark fashion.
  5. (anatomy) Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs.

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin centrālis.

Adjective

central m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural centrals)

  1. central

Derived terms

Noun

central f ‎(plural centrals)

  1. nexus; headquarters (non-military); central office
  2. (electricity) power plant

Synonyms

  • seu ‎(“seat or headquarters”)

Antonyms

Derived terms

Danish

Noun

central c (singular definite centralen, plural indefinite centraler)

  1. headquarters, place whence organizations are administrated

Declension

Adjective

central

  1. central, being in the centre

Inflection

Inflection of central
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular central — —2
Neuter singular centralt — —2
Plural centrale — —2
Definite attributive1 centrale — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin centrālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃t.ʁal/

Adjective

central m ‎(feminine singular centrale, masculine plural centraux, feminine plural centrales)

  1. central

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • chauffage central ‎(“central heating”)

Related terms

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin centrālis.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽ.ˈtɾaɫ/
  • Hyphenation: cen‧tral

Adjective

central m, f ‎(plural centrais, comparable)

  1. central

Noun

central f (plural centrais)

  1. centre
  2. headquarters

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French central, Latin centrālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃenˈtral]

Adjective

central m, n ‎(feminine singular centrală, masculine plural centrali, feminine and neuter plural centrale)

  1. central, pivotal, nodal

Declension

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin centrālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

central m, f ‎(plural centrales)

  1. central

Noun

central f ‎(plural centrales)

  1. headquarter
  2. center

Related terms

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

central

  1. central, centralized, situated at the centre (of a town)
  2. central, important

Declension

Inflection of central
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular central centralare centralast
Neuter singular centralt centralare centralast
Plural centrala centralare centralast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 centrale centralare centralaste
All centrala centralare centralaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Related terms

Noun

central c

  1. a central, a centre, a central station, a junction, a connection point, an electrical switchboard

Declension

Inflection of central 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative central centralen centraler centralerna
Genitive centrals centralens centralers centralernas

Related terms

References

Etymology

From Latin centrālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛntɹəl/

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