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centrality

cen·tral·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sen-tral-i-tee]
    • /sɛnˈtræl ɪ ti/
    • /ˈsen.trəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-tral-i-tee]
    • /sɛnˈtræl ɪ ti/

Definitions of centrality word

  • noun centrality the state or condition of being central 3
  • noun centrality the quality, state, or fact of being central; center position 3
  • noun centrality the tendency to remain at or near the center 3
  • noun plural centrality a central position or state: the centrality of the sun. 1
  • noun plural centrality a vital, critical, or important position: the centrality of education to modern civilization. 1
  • noun centrality The state of being central. 1

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Origin of centrality

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; central1 + -ity

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Parts of speech for Centrality

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

centrality popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

centrality usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for centrality

noun centrality

  • heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • hub — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
  • kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
  • focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.

Antonyms for centrality

noun centrality

  • outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
  • boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
  • margin — the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
  • outskirts — Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
  • periphery — the external boundary of any surface or area.

Top questions with centrality

  • what does centrality mean?
  • what is work centrality?

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