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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Central

/sĕn'-trəl/ · Cen·tral · IPA /ˈsɛntɹəl/
01 a. Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equ…
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    Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center<-- original had "or of.." -->; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points.
Phrases & compounds
Central force — a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center.
Center sun — 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.
02 n. The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular.
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    The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular.(Anat.)