1 cen·tral
Pronounced:
/ˈsɛntrəl/
Function:
adjectiveMeaning:
1 always used before a noun : in the middle of something : located in the center of a thing or place ▪ The country is in central Africa. [=the area that is in the middle of Africa] ▪ The house has four rooms and a central chimney. ▪ City planners are looking for a central location for the new hospital.
2 : main or most important ▪ The novel's central [=main] character is an orphan. ▪ The professor has become a central [=key] figure in the controversy. ▪ The evidence was central to the defense's case. ▪ a central belief/claim
3 always used before a noun : controlling all other parts : having power over the other parts ▪ The country's schools are financed by both local and central governments. ▪ The central authority of the company's board is being challenged.
4 : designed to reach all parts of a building ▪ The apartment has both central air-conditioning and central heating.
2 : main or most important ▪ The novel's central [=main] character is an orphan. ▪ The professor has become a central [=key] figure in the controversy. ▪ The evidence was central to the defense's case. ▪ a central belief/claim
3 always used before a noun : controlling all other parts : having power over the other parts ▪ The country's schools are financed by both local and central governments. ▪ The central authority of the company's board is being challenged.
4 : designed to reach all parts of a building ▪ The apartment has both central air-conditioning and central heating.
—cen·tral·i·ty /sɛnˈtræləti/ noun [noncount] ▪ We should emphasize the centrality of this evidence to our case.
/sɛnˈtræləti/ noun [noncount] ▪ We should emphasize the centrality of this evidence to our case.—cen·tral·ly /ˈsɛntrəli/ adverb ▪ The new hospital will be centrally located.
/ˈsɛntrəli/ adverb ▪ The new hospital will be centrally located.