Un-centered

adjective

having a central axis: a centered arc.

equidistant from all bordering or adjacent areas; situated in the center: The illustration was centered on the page.

Printing. set above the base line at approximately the level of the hyphen: a centered dot between syllables.

Origin:
1580–90; center + -ed³

Related forms

un·cen·tered, adjective

well-cen·tered, adjective

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centered (ˈsɛntəd)

—*adj*
	the US spelling of centred

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centred or (US) centered (ˈsɛntəd)

—*adj*
	mentally and emotionally confident, focused, and well-balanced

centered or (US) centered

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

center

late 14c., from O.Fr. centre, from L. centrum "center," orig. fixed point of the two points of a compass, from Gk. kentron "sharp point, goad," from kentein "stitch," from PIE base *kent- "to prick" (cf. Breton kentr "a spur," O.H.G. hantag "sharp, pointed"). The verb is from 1620s. Spelling with -re

popularized in Britain by Johnson's dictionary, though -er is older. Center of gravity is recorded from 1650s.

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Medical Dictionary

center cen·ter (sěn'tər)
n.

A point or place in the body that is equally distant from its sides or outer boundaries; the middle.
A group of neurons in the central nervous system that control a particular function.

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