centric

See also: cèntric and -centric

English

Alternative forms

• centrick, centrique (archaic)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós), equivalent to centre +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛntɹɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk

Adjective

centric (comparative more centric, superlative most centric)

1. Being in the centre; central.
   • 1661, John Donne, Elegie XVIII:

     So we her ayres contemplate, words and heart, / And virtues; but we love the Centrique part.

2. (physics) Pertaining to a nerve centre.
3. (of diatoms) Being a member of the subclass Coscinodiscophyceae (corresponding to the Centrales.)

Hyponyms

• egocentric
• galactocentric
• geocentric
• heliocentric
• hydrocentric
• IT-centric
• pyrocentric
• selenocentric
• thanatocentric

 

Derived terms

• alterocentric
• Amerocentric
• apocentric
• bronchocentric
• centrical
• centrically
• centricity
• corticocentric
• dicentric
• ecocentric
• eucentric
• eukaryocentric
• gastrocentric
• isocentric
• logocentric
• monocentric
• mycocentric
• myocentric
• neocentric
• neurocentric
• noncentric
• organocentric
• pathocentric
• pericentric
• photocentric
• renocentric
• subcentric
• unicentric
• vasculocentric
• venocentric

 

Related terms

• central

Translations

central

• Catalan: cèntric (ca)
• French: centrique (fr)
• German: zentrisch (de)
• Italian: centrico (it)
• Latin: centricus
• Spanish: céntrico (es)