adj.
Pronunciation: ' sen-trik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek kentrikos of the center, from kentron
Date: circa 1590
1 : located in or at a center : CENTRAL <a centric point>
2 : concentrated about or directed to a center <a centric activity>
3 : of, relating to, or having a centromere
4 : of, relating to, or resembling an order (Centrales) of radially symmetrical diatoms
– cen · tri · cal · ly \ -tri-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– cen · tric · i · ty \ sen- ' tri-s ə -t ē \ noun