center

CENTER, noun 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure or body; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central object. In an army, the body of troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. In a fleet, the division between the van and rear of the line of battle, and between the weather division and lee, in the order of sailing. 3. A single body or house. These institutions collected all authority into one center kings, nobles and people. CENTER of gravity, in mechanics, the point about which all the parts of a body exactly balance each other. CENTER o motion, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. CENTER, verb transitive 1. To place on a center; to fix on a central point. 2. To collect to a point. Thy joys are centered all in me alone. CENTER, verb intransitive 1. To be collected to a point. Our hopes must center on ourselves alone. 2. To be collected to a point; to rest on. 3. To be placed in the middle.