center

As nouns the difference between directorate and center

is that directorate is an agency headed by a director, usually a subdivision of a major government department while center is centre / center.

As nouns the difference between plaza and center

is that plaza is a town’s public square while center is the point in the interior of a circle or sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

As an adjective center is

of, at, or related to a center.

As a verb center is

to cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.

As nouns the difference between shop and center

is that shop is an establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well while center is centre / center.

As a verb shop

is to visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something.

As an interjection shop

is (used to attract the services of a shop assistant).

In transitive terms the difference between center and bottom

is that center is to cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes while bottom is to furnish with a bottom.

In intransitive terms the difference between center and bottom

is that center is to concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something) while bottom is to reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to impede free action, as when the point of a cog strikes the bottom of a space between two other cogs, or a piston the end of a cylinder.

As nouns the difference between center and academy

is that center is the point in the interior of a circle or sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference while academy is the garden where Plato taught.

As an adjective center

is of, at, or related to a center.

As a verb center

is to cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.

As a proper noun Academy is

the school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught.

As nouns the difference between between and center

is that between is a kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics while center is centre / center.

As a preposition between

is in the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree (see the usage notes below).

As nouns the difference between studio and center

is that studio is an artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works while center is the point in the interior of a circle or sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

As an adjective center is

of, at, or related to a center.

As a verb center is

to cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.

In geometry terms the difference between center and node

is that center is 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) while node is the point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode.

In lang=en terms the difference between center and node

is that center is one of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre while node is the knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.

In engineering terms the difference between center and node

is that center is to form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center while node is the point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot.

As nouns the difference between center and node

is that center is the point in the interior of a circle or sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference while node is a knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.

As an adjective center

is of, at, or related to a center.

As a verb center

is to cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.

As an abbreviation NODE is

New Oxford Dictionary of English

As nouns the difference between laboratory and center

is that laboratory is a room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis while center is the point in the interior of a circle or sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

As an adjective center is

of, at, or related to a center.

As a verb center is

to cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.

As nouns the difference between center and heart

is that center is centre / center while heart is (anatomy) a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.

As a verb heart is

(transitive|poetic|or|humorous) to be fond of often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.