centered

English

Alternative forms

• centred (UK, Canada, Commonwealth)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.təd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.təɹd/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ)d

Adjective

centered (comparative more centered, superlative most centered)

1. middlemost; located at the center
2. (especially Canada, US) emotionally stable, calm, serene; having a balanced mind [from the 1970s]

Derived terms

• body-centered
• centered dot
• centeredness
• child-centered
• dead-centered
• exocentered
• face-centered
• high centered
• high-centered
• multicentered
• noncentered
• self-centered
• teacher-centered
• uncentered

 

Verb

centered

1. simple past and past participle of center

Anagrams

• decenter, decentre