Center vs Car - What's the difference?
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The point in the interior of a circle or sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
* 1908 , , translating Euclid, Elements , III.9:
* 2005 , David Adam, The Guardian , 4 Jun 2005:
The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
(geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
A place where some function or activity occurs.
A topic that is particularly important in a given context.
(basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
(ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
(American football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
(Canadian football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
(netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.
(soccer) A pass played into the centre of the pitch.
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(rugby) One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre.
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(architecture) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
(engineering) One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves.
(engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
Of, at, or related to a center.
To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
* Prior
To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
(engineering) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
(dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal.
A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation; a motorcar or automobile.
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, chapter=1 (rail transport, chiefly, North America) An unpowered unit in a railroad train.
(rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
(rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
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(sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
* {{quote-book, 1995, Ken Textor, The New Book of Sail Trim, page=201
, passage=On boats 25 feet or more, it is best to mount a mast car and track on the front of the mast so you can adjust the height of the pole above the deck }}
(uncountable, US) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
(US) A floating perforated box for living fish.
Image:TOYOTA FCHV 01.jpg, A hydrogen-powered car .
Image:Train wagons 0834.jpg, Freight cars .
Image:RandenTrain.jpg, A self-propelled passenger car .
Image:Ferris wheel - melbourne show 2005.jpg, Ferris wheel cars .
Image:Traveller (sailing).jpg, Car on a sailboat.
Image:ZeppelinLZ127b.jpg, Car of a Zeppelin.
Image:240 Sparks Elevators.jpg, Elevator cars .
(computing) The first part of a cons in LISP. The first element of a list
* Matt Kaufmann, Panagiotis Manolios, and J Strother Moore, Computer-aided reasoning: an approach , 2000 :
As nouns the difference between center and car
is that center is centre / center while car is friend.As a verb car is
(lb).center
English
Alternative forms
* centreNoun
(en noun)- If a point be taken within a circle, and more than two equal straight lines fall from the point on the circle, the point taken is the centre of the circle.
- Japanese scientists are to explore the centre of the Earth. Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below.
- shopping center
- convention center
- the center of the controversy
- the center of attention
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Synonyms
* (point on a line midway between the ends) midpoint * (point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates) centroid, center of gravity, center of massAntonyms
* peripheryDerived terms
* center of attention * center of curvature * center of gravity * center of inertia * center of lift * center of mass * center stage * centerpiece * community center * job center * music center * pleasure center * shopping centerAdjective
(-)Synonyms
* centralVerb
(en verb)- Thy joys are centred all in me alone.
Usage notes
The spelling centre is standard in UK English. In Canada it is typical in proper names, e.g. Toronto Centre for the Arts'', but "center" is also commonly used otherwise, e.g. ''shopping center'', ''center of town . Both spellings can be encountered even in the same text, e.g. in NHL hockey where there are many Canadian and US teams, reference might be made to the "center" forward position and a "centre" where a game is played. The indirect object of the intransitive verb is given the prepositions (on), (in), (at) or (around). (term) is primary used only in mathematical contexts. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary observes that (term) is objected to by some people on the grounds that it is illogical, but states that it is an idiom, and thus that such objections are irrelevant. It offers (term) as an alternative to (term) for those who would avoid the idiom.External links
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English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m) (from .Noun
(en noun)- She drove her car to the mall.
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- The conductor coupled the cars to the locomotive.
- The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit
- From the front-most car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.
- We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.
- Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.
- The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.
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- Buy now! You can get more car for your money.
Synonyms
* (private vehicle that moves independently) auto, motorcar, vehicle; automobile (US), motor (British colloquial), carriage (obsolete) * (non-powered part of a train) railcar, wagon * (unit of quantity) carload, wagonload * (passenger-carrying light rail unit) carriage * (part of an airship) gondola, basket (balloons only) * See alsoDerived terms
* * * * * , (l) * (l) * * * * * * , (l) * * (l) * * *See also
* bus * truck * vanEtymology 2
Acronym of c'''ontents]] of the '''a'''ddress part of [[register, '''r egister number . Note that it was based on original hardware and has no meaning today.Noun
(en noun)- The elements of a list are the successive cars''' along the "cdr chain." That is, the elements are the '''car''', the '''car''' of the cdr, the '''car of the cdr of the cdr, etc.