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Pronunciation : Cen"tral
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F. central. See Center.]
Definition : Defn: 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. 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?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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cen"tral, Cen*tra"le
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL. centrale, fr. L. centralis.] (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913