| center fielder |
in baseball, the player who is stationed in center field when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| centerfold |
the facing pages at the center of a magazine, often used for a large photograph or other graphic display. [2 definitions] |
| centerless |
combined form of center. |
| center of a circle |
the fixed point that is equidistant from all points that form a circle. |
| center of gravity |
that point in or near a body or mass about which all of its parts are in perfect balance. |
| center of mass |
the point at which the mass of an object or system of objects can be considered to be concentrated. |
| center of rotation |
a fixed point around which a figure rotates. |
| centerpiece |
an ornament or decoration occupying a central location, esp. the center of a dining table. |
| center punch |
a pointed tool used in metalworking to mark and indent the place where metal is to be drilled. |
| centesimal |
pertaining to or involving division into hundredths. |
| centesimo |
a monetary unit of Panama, San Marino, Uruguay, and Vatican City. [2 definitions] |
| centi- |
one hundredth. [2 definitions] |
| centiare |
a unit of area equal to one square meter or 10.764 square feet. |
| centigrade |
see "Celsius." |
| centigram |
a unit of weight equal to one hundredth of a gram or 0.154 grain. |
| centiliter |
a unit of capacity equal to one hundredth of a liter or 0.338 fluid ounce. |
| centime |
a monetary unit of several countries, including Chad, Algeria, Haiti, and Niger. (Cf. franc, dinar, gourde.) [2 definitions] |
| centimeter |
a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter or 0.3937 inch. (abbr.: cm) |
| centimeter-gram-second |
of or concerning the system of measurement in which the centimeter, gram, and second are the basic units of length, mass, and time. |
| centimo |
a monetary unit of Andorra, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Sao Tome and Principe, and Venezuela. Formerly, it was also the smaller monetary unit of Spain. |
| centipede |
any of various nocturnal arthropods, with a narrow, wormlike body consisting of many segments, each segment having a pair of legs and the front segment having poison fangs or claws. |