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centric
cen·tric
[
séntrik
]
or
cen·tri·cal
[
séntrik'l
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
at or as middle:
located at or constituting the middle of something
2.
anatomy
of or from nerve center:
relating to or issuing from a nerve center
3.
botany
with concentric layers of tissue:
describes a plant's vascular bundles in which one type of sap-conducting tissue is surrounded by another
4.
botany
tapering and cylindrical:
describes leaves that are tapering and cylindrical.
See also
terete
5.
microbiology
of radically symmetrical diatoms:
describes diatoms which are radially symmetrical. Class
Centrales
.
[
Late 16th century. < Greek
kentrikos
<
kentron
(see
center
)
]
cen·tri·cal·ly
adverb
cen·tric·i·ty
[
sen tríssətee
]
noun
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cen·tri·cal·ly adverbcen·tric·i·ty [ sen tríssətee ] noun
