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cen·tral1       [sen-truhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of or forming the center: the central hut in the village.
2.in, at, or near the center: a central position.
3.constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend: a central office.
4.principal; chief; dominant: the play's central character.
5.Anatomy, Zoology.
a.of or pertaining to the central nervous system.
b.of or pertaining to the centrum of a vertebra.
6.Phonetics. (of a speech sound) produced with the tongue articulating neither expressly forward nor in the back part of the mouth, as any of the sounds of lull.
7.Physics. (of a force) directed to or from a fixed point.
–noun
8.(formerly)
a.a main telephone exchange.
b.a telephone operator at such an exchange.
[Origin: 1640–50; < L centrālis, equiv. to centr(um) center + -ālis -al1]

—Related forms
cen·tral·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 4. major, main, key, leading, primary.
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cen·tral2       [sen-trahl; Sp. sen-trahl] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -trals, Spanish. -tra·les       [-trah-les] Pronunciation Key.
(in Spanish America and the Philippines) a mill for crushing cane into raw sugar.
[Origin: < AmerSp, special use of Sp central central1]
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Cen·tral       [sen-truhl] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a region in central Scotland. 269,281. 1016 sq. mi. (2631 sq. km).
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cen·tral       (sěn'trəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Situated at, in, or near the center: the central states.
  2. Forming the center.
  3. Having dominant or controlling power or influence: the company's central office.
  4. Of basic importance; essential or principal: "Performance, including technological invention and artistic creation, will become central to education at all levels" (Frederick Turner).
  5. Easily reached from various points: a central location for the new store.
  6. Of or constituting a single source controlling all components of a system: central air conditioning.
  7. Anatomy
    1. Of, relating to, or originating from the nervous system.
    2. Relating to a centrum.
  8. Linguistics Articulated in the middle of the oral cavity; neither front nor back. Used of vowels, as the u in cut.
  9. Holding to a moderate ideological position between two extremes.

n.  
    1. A telephone exchange.
    2. An operator at a telephone exchange.
  2. An office or agency at the center of a group of related activities that serves to control and coordinate them: traffic central.


[Latin centrālis, from centrum, center; see center.]

cen'tral·ly adv.
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central

adjective
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" [syn: cardinal] 
2. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position" [ant: peripheral] 

noun
1. a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication 

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Central Lake, MI (village, FIPS 14400) Location: 45.06979 N, 85.26308 W
Population (1990): 954 (460 housing units)
Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49622

Central Islip, NY (CDP, FIPS 13552) Location: 40.78542 N, 73.19693 W
Population (1990): 26028 (7697 housing units)
Area: 15.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11722

Central Point, OR (city, FIPS 12400) Location: 42.37370 N, 122.91097 W
Population (1990): 7509 (2831 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97502

Central Falls, RI (city, FIPS 14140) Location: 41.88937 N, 71.39387 W
Population (1990): 17637 (7337 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 02863

Central Square, NY (village, FIPS 13585) Location: 43.28672 N, 76.14077 W
Population (1990): 1671 (713 housing units)
Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13036

Central City, PA (borough, FIPS 12296) Location: 40.10974 N, 78.80533 W
Population (1990): 1246 (587 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15926

Central City, NE (city, FIPS 8535) Location: 41.11442 N, 98.00277 W
Population (1990): 2868 (1230 housing units)
Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68826

Central City, KY (city, FIPS 13978) Location: 37.29549 N, 87.12871 W
Population (1990): 4979 (2196 housing units)
Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 42330

Central City, IA (city, FIPS 12495) Location: 42.20345 N, 91.52361 W
Population (1990): 1063 (471 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 52214

Central Valley, NY (CDP, FIPS 13596) Location: 41.32892 N, 74.12726 W
Population (1990): 1929 (698 housing units)
Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 10917

Central City, AR (town, FIPS 13120) Location: 35.32736 N, 94.23670 W
Population (1990): 419 (174 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72941

Central Bridge, NY Zip code(s): 12035

Central Valley, CA (CDP, FIPS 12468) Location: 40.67960 N, 122.37491 W
Population (1990): 4340 (1668 housing units)
Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Central Somers, CT (CDP, FIPS 13445) Location: 41.99068 N, 72.44230 W
Population (1990): 1644 (605 housing units)
Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Central Waterford, CT (CDP, FIPS 13495) Location: 41.34570 N, 72.13071 W
Population (1990): 2939 (1338 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Central Park, WA (CDP, FIPS 11195) Location: 46.97058 N, 123.70151 W
Population (1990): 2669 (1072 housing units)
Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Central Pacolet, SC (town, FIPS 13060) Location: 34.90940 N, 81.75172 W
Population (1990): 257 (106 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Central City, CO (city, FIPS 12910) Location: 39.79981 N, 105.51239 W
Population (1990): 335 (281 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Central Manchester, CT (CDP, FIPS 13435) Location: 41.77955 N, 72.52069 W
Population (1990): 30934 (13443 housing units)
Area: 16.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Central Gardens, TX (CDP, FIPS 13972) Location: 29.99185 N, 94.02070 W
Population (1990): 4026 (1594 housing units)
Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Central City, SD (city, FIPS 11140) Location: 44.36917 N, 103.76918 W
Population (1990): 185 (67 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Central City, IL (village, FIPS 12151) Location: 38.54803 N, 89.12864 W
Population (1990): 1390 (640 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Central Aguirre, PR (comunidad, FIPS 16526) Location: 17.95696 N, 66.22661 W
Population (1990): 1601 (537 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

Central, SC (town, FIPS 13015) Location: 34.72335 N, 82.78297 W
Population (1990): 2438 (1282 housing units)
Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29630

Central, NM (village, FIPS 13550) Location: 32.77530 N, 108.15424 W
Population (1990): 1835 (700 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 88026

Central, IN Zip code(s): 47110

Central, AK (CDP, FIPS 11690) Location: 65.55583 N, 144.85782 W
Population (1990): 52 (78 housing units)
Area: 140.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99730

Central, UT Zip code(s): 84722

Central Heights-Midland City, AZ (CDP, FIPS 11720) Location: 33.40518 N, 110.81217 W
Population (1990): 2969 (1267 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Central, TN (CDP, FIPS 12460) Location: 36.32663 N, 82.29545 W
Population (1990): 2635 (1130 housing units)
Area: 11.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Camp Lejeune Central, NC (CDP, FIPS 9920) Location: 34.69580 N, 77.36647 W
Population (1990): 36716 (4175 housing units)
Area: 50.7 sq km (land), 20.9 sq km (water)

Helena Valley West Central, MT (CDP, FIPS 35637) Location: 46.66087 N, 112.05838 W
Population (1990): 6327 (2281 housing units)
Area: 70.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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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

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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.

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