center

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
  2. noun the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
  3. noun a building dedicated to a particular activity

Etymology

From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum. * (group theory): In the notation Z(G), the letter Z derives from the German Zentrum (“center”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

centre, middle, heart, eye

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