'Central' definitions:
Definition of 'central'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal]
adjective
In or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position" [ant: peripheral]
noun
A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication [syn: central, telephone exchange, exchange]
Definition of 'Central'
From: GCIDE
- Central \Cen"tral\, a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F. central. See Center.] Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points. [1913 Webster]
- Central force (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center.
- Center sun (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body about which M[aum]dler 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. [1913 Webster] Central
Definition of 'Central'
From: GCIDE
- Central \Cen"tral\, Centrale \Cen*tra"le\, n. [NL. centrale, fr. L. centralis.] (Anat.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'central'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aboriginal,
- accented,
- all-absorbing,
- alveolar,
- amidships,
- apical,
- apico-alveolar,
- apico-dental,
- arch,
- articulated,
- assimilated,
- automatic exchange,
- average,
- axial,
- back,
- banal,
- banner,
- barytone,
- basal,
- basic,
- bedrock,
- bilabial,
- broad,
- cacuminal,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- center,
- centermost,
- central office,
- centralized,
- centric,
- centroidal,
- centrosymmetric,
- cerebral,
- champion,
- checked,
- chief,
- close,
- common,
- concentrated,
- consonant,
- consonantal,
- continuant,
- controlling,
- core,
- crowning,
- crucial,
- deep,
- dental,
- dissimilated,
- dominant,
- dorsal,
- elemental,
- elementary,
- embryonic,
- equatorial,
- equidistant,
- essential,
- first,
- flat,
- focal,
- foremost,
- front,
- fundamental,
- generative,
- genetic,
- geocentric,
- germinal,
- glide,
- glossal,
- glottal,
- great,
- guttural,
- halfway,
- hard,
- headmost,
- heavy,
- hegemonic,
- high,
- important,
- in embryo,
- in ovo,
- indispensable,
- indoor,
- inmost,
- inner,
- innermost,
- inside,
- interior,
- intermediary,
- intermediate,
- internal,
- intestine,
- intimate,
- intonated,
- intrinsic,
- inward,
- key,
- labial,
- labiodental,
- labiovelar,
- lateral,
- lax,
- leading,
- life-and-death,
- life-or-death,
- light,
- lingual,
- liquid,
- long distance,
- low,
- machine-switching office,
- magisterial,
- main,
- master,
- material,
- mean,
- medial,
- median,
- mediocre,
- mediterranean,
- medium,
- mesial,
- mezzo,
- mid,
- middle,
- middle-of-the-road,
- middlemost,
- middling,
- midland,
- midmost,
- midships,
- midway,
- moderate,
- monophthongal,
- muted,
- narrow,
- nasal,
- nasalized,
- normal,
- nuclear,
- occlusive,
- of vital importance,
- omphalic,
- open,
- operator,
- ordinary,
- original,
- outstanding,
- overriding,
- overruling,
- oxytone,
- palatal,
- palatalized,
- panel switching,
- paramount,
- PBX operator,
- pharyngeal,
- pharyngealized,
- phonemic,
- phonetic,
- phonic,
- pitch,
- pitched,
- pivotal,
- posttonic,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- pregnant,
- preponderant,
- prevailing,
- primal,
- primary,
- prime,
- primeval,
- primitive,
- primordial,
- principal,
- pristine,
- protogenic,
- radical,
- ranking,
- retroflex,
- rounded,
- routine,
- rudimentary,
- ruling,
- salient,
- seminal,
- semivowel,
- signal,
- significant,
- soft,
- sonant,
- sovereign,
- standard,
- star,
- stellar,
- stopped,
- stressed,
- strong,
- substantive,
- supereminent,
- surd,
- switchboard operator,
- syllabic,
- telephone exchange,
- telephone office,
- telephone operator,
- telephonist,
- tense,
- thick,
- throaty,
- tonal,
- tonic,
- topflight,
- twangy,
- umbilical,
- unaccented,
- unrounded,
- unstressed,
- usual,
- velar,
- vital,
- vocalic,
- vocoid,
- voiced,
- voiceless,
- vowel,
- vowellike,
- weak,
- wide
Central, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Central, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
Population (2000) :
134
Housing Units (2000) :
169
Land area (2000) :
247.950847 sq. miles (642.189718 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.496112 sq. miles (3.874913 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
249.446959 sq. miles (646.064631 sq. km)
FIPS code :
11690
Located within :
Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
Location :
65.533461 N, 144.695650 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
99730
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Central, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Central, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
Population (2000) :
3522
Housing Units (2000) :
1832
Land area (2000) :
2.406803 sq. miles (6.233590 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.406803 sq. miles (6.233590 sq. km)
FIPS code :
13015
Located within :
South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location :
34.723781 N, 82.779754 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
29630
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Central, TN -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Tennessee
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Central, TN -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Tennessee
Population (2000) :
2717
Housing Units (2000) :
1259
Land area (2000) :
4.289392 sq. miles (11.109474 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000516 sq. miles (0.001337 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.289908 sq. miles (11.110811 sq. km)
FIPS code :
12460
Located within :
Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location :
36.323090 N, 82.299684 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'Central'
- Centrale,
- Centralism,
- Centralities,
- Centrality,
- Centralization,
- Centralize,
- Centralized,
- Centralizing,
- Centrally,
- Central Aguirre,
- Central City,
- Central Falls,
- Central Gardens,
- Central Heights,
- Central High,
- Central Islip,
- Central Lake,
- Central Manchester,
- Central Pacolet,
- Central Park,
- Central Point,
- Central Point, OR,
- Central Somers,
- Central Square,
- Central Valley,
- Central Waterford,
- Central force,
- Central, AK,
- Central, SC,
- Central, TN,
- Pymatuning Central,
- central africa,
- central america,
- central american,
- central bank,
- central body,
- central chimpanzee,
- central dravidian,
- central gyrus,
- central heating,
- central office,
- central powers,
- central processor,
- central scotoma,
- central sulcus,
- central thai,
- central time,
- central vision,
- massif central,
- Central Aguirre, PR,
- Central City, AR,
- Central City, CO,
- Central City, IA,
- Central City, IL,
- Central City, KY,
- Central City, NE,
- Central City, PA,
- Central City, SD,
- Central Falls, RI,
- Central Gardens, TX,
- Central Heights, AZ,
- Central High, OK,
- Central Islip, NY,
- Central Lake, MI,
- Central Manchester, CT,
- Central Pacolet, SC,
- Central Park, WA,
- Central Somers, CT,
- Central Square, NY,
- Central Valley, NY,
- Central Waterford, CT,
- Neuro-central,
- North-Central,
- Pymatuning Central, PA,
- capital of central africa,
- central african republic,
- central american country,
- central american nation,
- central artery of the retina,
- central intelligence agency,
- central intelligence machinery,
- central nervous system,
- central processing unit,
- central reserve cities,
- central standard time,
- central vein of retina,
- central veins of liver,
- director of central intelligence,
- east-central,
- european central bank,
- free central placentation,
- south-central,
- systema nervosum centrale,
- vena centrales retinae,
- venae centrales hepatis,
- west-central,
- Helena Valley West Central,
- central african republic franc,
- central american strap fern,
- central vein of suprarenal gland,
- south-central dravidian,
- Central Heights-Midland City,
- Helena Valley West Central, MT,
- Central Heights-Midland City, AZ