central

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: telephone exchangeexchangecardinalfundamentalkeyprimal

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communicationSynonyms: telephone exchangeexchange

Adjective (2)

  1. 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”Synonyms: cardinalfundamentalkeyprimal
  2. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area“a central position”
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Webster's Dictionary (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

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]
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