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center, in politics, a party following a middle course. The term was first used in France in 1789, when the moderates of the National Assembly sat in the center of the hall. It can refer to a separate party in a political system, e.g., the Catholic Center party of imperial and Weimar Germany, or to the middle group of a party consisting of several ideological factions. centre (US), center 1. Geometry a. the midpoint of any line or figure, esp the point within a circle or sphere that is equidistant from any point on the circumference or surface b. the point within a body through which a specified force may be considered to act, such as the centre of gravity 2. the point, axis, or pivot about which a body rotates 3. Politics a. a political party or group favouring moderation, esp the moderate members of a legislative assembly b. (as modifier): a Centre-Left alliance 4. Physiol any part of the central nervous system that regulates a specific function 5. a bar with a conical point upon which a workpiece or part may be turned or ground 6. a punch mark or small conical hole in a part to be drilled, which enables the point of the drill to be located accurately 7. Basketball a. the position of a player who jumps for the ball at the start of play b. the player in this position 8. Archery a. the ring around the bull's eye b. a shot that hits this ring center [′sen·tər] (industrial engineering) A manufacturing unit containing a number of interconnected cells. (mathematics) The point that is equidistant from all the points on a circle or sphere. The point (if it exists) about which a curve (such as a circle, ellipse, or hyperbola) is symmetrical. The point (if it exists) about which a surface (such as a sphere, ellipsoid, or hyperboloid) is symmetrical. For a regular polygon, the center of its circumscribed circle. The subgroup consisting of all elements that commute with all other elements in a given group. The subring consisting of all elementsasuch thatax=xafor allxin a given ring. (optics) To adjust the components of an optical system so that their centers of curvature lie on a common optical axis. Also known as square-on. (statistics) For a distribution, the expected value of any random variable which has the distribution. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Swansong (2004), a collection of works curated by the partnership The Centre of Attention (an experimental curatorial arts center founded in London in 1999), also includes some interesting elements, particularly Damien Roach's slide/monitor piece A Small Big Thing (2003). Since the diocese of New Westminster's action last year, "we've been the centre of attention," he said in an interview at General Convention. Globalization and its impact on nations and peoples is at the centre of attention in economic, financial and political circles. |
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