Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centrality

/sɛnˈtɹæl.ə.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tral-i-ty
IPA: /sɛnˈtɹæl.ə.ti/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being central.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A tendency to remain at, or move towards the centre.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various measures of the relative importance of a vertex in a graph.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As a result, the linkage between race-hate, gay-hate, and misogyny is evident (Sheffield, 1992: 389), but the centrality of race and gender in the gay and lesbian activism dealing with violence is negligible."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English centrality From central + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɛnˈtɹæl.ə.ti/
British English: /sɛnˈtɹæl.ɪ.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

centralities (plural)

Derived Forms

eigencentrality noncentrality

Rhymes With

personality functionality plurality immortality originality individuality fatality speciality rationality criminality constitutionality impartiality

Questions

How do you pronounce centrality?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛnˈtɹæl.ə.ti/.
What does centrality mean?: The state of being central.
Where does centrality come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English centrality From central + -ity.

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