Central

Central , adjective

[Latin centralis, from centrum: compare French 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<-- original had "or of.." -->; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points.

Collocations (2)

Central force (Mathematics) , a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center.

Center sun (Astronomy) , a name given to a hypothetical body about which Madler 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.

Central , noun

[New Latin centrale, from Latin centralis.]

(Anatomy) 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.

Also: Centrale