- center around
- This is a wordy phrase in which around can always be replaced by the shorter and more accurate on. Both center about and center around are informal ways to say focus.
Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
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center around — index meet Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
center around — Center indicates a point, and a point cannot encircle anything. Make it center on or revolve around … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
center around — Their argument centers around the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Times). Center indicates a point, and a point cannot encircle anything. Make it center on or revolve around … Dictionary of troublesome word
center — [sent′ər] n. [ME & OFr centre < L centrum, center, orig., that point of the compass around which the other describes the circle < Gr kentron, sharp point, goad < kentein, to stitch < IE base * k̑ent , to prick > OHG hantag, sharp,… … English World dictionary
center — centerable, adj. centerless, adj. /sen teuhr/, n. 1. Geom. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the… … Universalium
center — I. noun Etymology: Middle English centre, from Middle French, from Latin centrum, from Greek kentron sharp point, center of a circle, from kentein to prick; probably akin to Old High German hantag pointed Date: 14th century 1. a. the point around … New Collegiate Dictionary
center — cen|ter1 [ sentər ] noun *** ▸ 1 middle ▸ 2 building/area for something ▸ 3 of attention ▸ 4 not left or right wing ▸ 5 player in sport ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the middle of a space or area: in the center of the room a ) the point that is in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
center — cen•ter [[t]ˈsɛn tər[/t]] n. 1) math. the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices 2) a point, pivot, or axis around… … From formal English to slang
center — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See middle. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mid, middle, central, inmost, inner, midway, medial, deepest, inmost, innermost, internal, interior, at the halfway point, median; see also central 1 . Ant.… … English dictionary for students
Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology at AIT — Center of Excellence at AIT CoEN @ AIT Motto There is no sky to limit us at the bottom Type Center of Excellence Endowment … Wikipedia
