English Explanatory Dictionary

centric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being in the centre; central.
  2. Pertaining to a nerve centre.
  3. Being a member of the subclass Coscinodiscophyceae (corresponding to the Centrales.)

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛntɹɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-centric.wav

Word forms

centric more centric most centric centrick centrique

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós), equivalent to centre + -ic.

Related words

central

Derived words

alterocentric Amerocentric apocentric bronchocentric centrical centrically centricity corticocentric dicentric ecocentric eucentric eukaryocentric gastrocentric isocentric logocentric monocentric mycocentric myocentric neocentric neurocentric noncentric organocentric pathocentric pericentric photocentric renocentric subcentric unicentric vasculocentric venocentric
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