Center (n.) A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle |
Center (n.) The middle or central portion of anything. |
Center (n.) A principal or important point of concentration |
Center (n.) The earth. |
Center (n.) Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See Right, and Left. |
Center (n.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. |
Center (n.) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. |
Center (n.) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. |
Center (v. i.) Alt. of Centre |
Center (v. t.) Alt. of Centre |
Split (imp. & p. p.) of Split |
Split (v. t.) To divide lengthwise |
Split (v. t.) To burst |
Split (v. t.) To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord |
Split (v. t.) To divide or separate into components |
Split (v. i.) To part asunder |
Split (v. i.) To be broken |
Split (v. i.) To separate into parties or factions. |
Split (v. i.) To burst with laughter. |
Split (v. i.) To divulge a secret |
Split (v. i.) to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value. |
Split (n.) A crack, or longitudinal fissure. |
Split (n.) A breach or separation, as in a political party |
Split (n.) A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting |
Split (n.) Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses. |
Split (n.) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn. |
Split (n.) the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split |
Split (n.) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value |
Split (a.) Divided |
Split (a.) Divided deeply |
Split-tail (n.) A california market fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) belonging to the Carp family. |
Split-tail (n.) The pintail duck. |
Split-tongued (a.) Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards. |
split ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party |
schism split | division of a group into opposing factions, another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy |
rent rip split | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something, he gave the envelope a vigorous rip |
split | extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) |
split stock split split up | an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity, they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock |
reverse split reverse stock split split down | a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
split-brain technique | brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted |
center field centerfield | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield |
center | a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game |
center | (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play, it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback |
center | the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
burn center | a center where patients with severe burns can be treated |
call center call centre | a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) |
center centre | a building dedicated to a particular activity, they were raising money to build a new center for research |
center bit centre bit | a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters |
center field centerfield center | the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher, he hit the ball to deep center |
center punch | a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling) |
community center civic center | a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities |
conference center conference house | a center where conferences can be conducted |
control center | the operational center for a group of related activities, the general in command never left the control center |
day nursery day care center | a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work |
entertainment center | a wall unit containing sound and television systems |
plaza mall center shopping mall shopping center shopping centre | mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers, usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area, a modern version of the traditional marketplace, a good plaza should have a movie house, they spent their weekends at the local malls |
research center research facility | a center where research is done |
split | (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl, he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame |
split rail fence rail | a rail that is split from a log |
student center | a center for student activities at a college or university |
World Trade Center WTC twin towers | twin skyscrapersstories high in New York City, built feet tall into , destroyed by a terrorist attack on September , |
dead center dead centre | the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque |
center of curvature centre of curvature | the center of the circle of curvature |
center centre nerve center nerve centre | a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process, in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere |
auditory center | the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve |
Broca's area Broca's center Broca's gyrus Broca's convolution convolution of Broca | the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people |
Wernicke's area Wernicke's center | the auditory word center, located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people |
respiratory center | the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles |
center centre center of attention centre of attention | the object upon which interest and attention focuses, his stories made him the center of the party |
kernel substance core center centre essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness marrow meat nub pith sum nitty-gritty f a e a c | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, the gist of the prosecutor's argument, the heart and soul of the Republican Party, the nub of the story |
split-half correlation chance-half correlation | a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test, taken as an indication of the reliability of the test |
center spread centre spread | the spread at the center of a magazine |
split infinitive | an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go') |
split decision | a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous |
split-pea soup | made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery |
center centre | the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering |
split | a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts |
banana split | a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream |
split-pea | dried hulled pea, used in soup |
Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC | a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, located in Atlanta, investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) |
Counterterrorist Center CTC | an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage |
Nonproliferation Center NPC | an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems |