central

 
  Grep  of  noun  central 
  capital  of  central  africa 
  central 
  central  africa 
  central  african  republic 
  central  african  republic  franc 
  central  america 
  central  american 
  central  american  country 
  central  american  nation 
  central  american  strap  fern 
  central  artery  of  the  retina 
  central  bank 
  central  body 
  central  chimpanzee 
  central  city 
  central  dravidian 
  central  gyrus 
  central  heating 
  central  intelligence  agency 
  central  nervous  system 
  central  office 
  central  park 
  central  processing  unit 
  central  processor 
  central  standard  time 
  central  sulcus 
  central  thai 
  central  time 
  central  vein  of  retina 
  central  vein  of  suprarenal  gland 
  central  veins  of  liver 
  central  vision 
  centralisation 
  centrality 
  centralization 
  european  central  bank 
  free  central  placentation 
  south-central  dravidian 
 
  Overview  of  noun  central 
 
  The  noun  central  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  central,  telephone  exchange,  exchange  --  (a  workplace  that  serves  as  a  telecommunications  facility  where  lines  from  telephones  can  be  connected  together  to  permit  communication) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  central 
 
  The  adj  central  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  cardinal,  central,  fundamental,  key,  primal  --  (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") 
  2.  (7)  central  --  (in  or  near  a  center  or  constituting  a  center;  the  inner  area;  "a  central  position"  "central  heating  and  air  conditioning") 
  3.  (4)  central  --  (used  in  the  description  of  a  place  that  in  the  middle  of  another  place  "the  people  of  Central  and  Northern  Europe";  "country  in  central  Africa") 
  4.  (0)  central  --  (centrally  located  and  easy  to  reach;  "the  central  city  has  good  bus  service";  "the  shop  has  a  central  location") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  central 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  central 
 
  Sense  1 
  cardinal,  central,  fundamental,  key,  primal 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  important)  ->  unimportant 
 
  Sense  2 
  central  (vs.  peripheral) 
 
  peripheral  (vs.  central) 
  =>  circumferential 
  =>  edge(postnominal),  fringe(postnominal),  fringy,  marginal 
  =>  encircling(postnominal),  skirting(postnominal) 
  =>  off-base 
 
  Sense  4 
  central 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inner)  ->  outer 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  central 
 
  4  senses  of  central 
 
  Sense  1 
  cardinal,  central,  fundamental,  key,  primal 
  =>  important  (vs.  unimportant),  of  import 
 
  Sense  2 
  central  (vs.  peripheral) 
  =>  amidship 
  =>  bicentric 
  =>  center(postnominal),  halfway,  middle(postnominal),  midway 
  =>  centric,  centrical 
  =>  focal 
  =>  median,  medial 
  =>  middlemost,  midmost 
  =>  nuclear 
  =>  bifocal 
  =>  centered 
 
  Sense  3 
  central 
  Pertains  to  noun  center  (Sense  4) 
  =>center,  centre,  midpoint 
  =>  point 
 
  Sense  4 
  central 
  =>  inner(postnominal)  (vs.  outer) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  central 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  central 
 
  central  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  central 
  central 
  central-fire 
  central  american 
  centralised 
  centralising 
  centralist 
  centralistic 
  centralized 
  centralizing 
  east-central 
  north-central 
  south-central 
  west-central 
 
  Overview  of  noun  central 
 
  The  noun  central  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  central,  telephone  exchange,  exchange  --  (a  workplace  that  serves  as  a  telecommunications  facility  where  lines  from  telephones  can  be  connected  together  to  permit  communication) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  central 
 
  The  adj  central  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  cardinal,  central,  fundamental,  key,  primal  --  (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") 
  2.  (7)  central  --  (in  or  near  a  center  or  constituting  a  center;  the  inner  area;  "a  central  position"  "central  heating  and  air  conditioning") 
  3.  (4)  central  --  (used  in  the  description  of  a  place  that  in  the  middle  of  another  place  "the  people  of  Central  and  Northern  Europe";  "country  in  central  Africa") 
  4.  (0)  central  --  (centrally  located  and  easy  to  reach;  "the  central  city  has  good  bus  service";  "the  shop  has  a  central  location") 

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