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Centered vs Centric - What's the difference?

centered | centric |

As adjectives the difference between centered and centric

is that centered is pertaining to the location that is middlemost to; located at the center while centric is being in the centre; central.

As a verb centered

is past tense of center.

centered

English

Alternative forms

* centred

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • pertaining to the location that is middlemost to; located at the center
  • (especially, North American) emotionally stable, calm, serene; having a balanced mind

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (center)

    • Anagrams

    *

    centric

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete except archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being in the centre; central.
  • * 1661 , John Donne, "Elegie XVIII":
    • So we her ayres contemplate, words and heart, / And virtues; but we love the Centrique part.
  • (physics) Pertaining to a nerve centre.
  • (of diatoms) Being a member of the class Centrales

    • Related terms

    * central