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centric

/ˈsɛntɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
cen-tric
IPA
/ˈsɛntɹɪk/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being in the centre; central.

adj

Pertaining to a nerve centre.

adj

Being a member of the subclass Coscinodiscophyceae (corresponding to the Centrales.)

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós), equivalent to centre + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more centric (comparative) most centric (superlative) centrick (alternative) centrique (alternative)

Derived Forms

alterocentric Amerocentric apocentric bronchocentric centrical centrically centricity circumcentric cocentric corticocentric dicentric ecocentric

Frequently Paired Words

central

Synonyms

centrical

Rhymes With

eccentric concentric egocentric eurocentric geocentric heliocentric excentric allocentric acentric bicentric dicentric sinocentric

Questions

How do you pronounce centric?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛntɹɪk/.
What does centric mean?
Being in the centre; central.
Where does centric come from?
From Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós), equivalent to centre + -ic.

How to pronounce centric

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