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centrum

cen·trum
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sen-truh m]
    • /ˈsɛn trəm/
    • /sˈentrəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-truh m]
    • /ˈsɛn trəm/

Definitions of centrum word

  • noun centrum the main part or body of a vertebra 3
  • noun centrum a center 3
  • noun centrum the part of a vertebra supporting the disks in a spinal column 3
  • noun plural centrum a center. 1
  • noun plural centrum Anatomy, Zoology. the body of a vertebra. 1
  • noun plural centrum Mycology. collectively, all the structures enclosed within the ascocarp of a fungus. 1

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Origin of centrum

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
From Latin, dating back to 1850-55; See origin at center

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Parts of speech for Centrum

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

centrum popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for centrum

noun centrum

  • 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 centrum

noun centrum

  • 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.

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