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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Center \Cen"ter\, or Centre \Cen"tre\, seal \seal\ . (Gas Manuf.) A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in turn for the renewal of the lime. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Center \Center\, or Centre \Centre\, punch \punch\ . (Mech.) a A punch for making indentations or dots in a piece of work as for suspension between lathe centers, etc b A punch for punching holes in sheet metal, having a small conical center to insure correct locating. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr & vb n. {Centering} or {Centring}.] 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. 2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on or gather about as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\, v. t. 1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point. --Milton. 2. To collect to a point; to concentrate. Thy joys are centered all in me alone. --Prior. 3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Centre \Cen"tre\, n. & v. See {Center}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Centre n 1: a low-lying region in central France [syn: {Centre}] 2: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: {center}, {middle}, {heart}, {eye}] 3: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure [syn: {center}, {midpoint}] 4: a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" [syn: {center}] 5: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" [syn: {center}, {nerve center}, {nerve centre}] 6: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" [syn: {center}] v 1: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" [syn: {center}] 2: focus one's attention on something [syn: {concentrate}, {focus}, {center}, {pore}, {rivet}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Centre, AL (city, FIPS 13648) Location: 34.15302 N, 85.67173 W Population (1990): 2893 (1254 housing units) Area: 28.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35960
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