ENGLISH ROOT WORD: center-, centri-, centr- from Greek kentron

【center-, centri-, centr-】 are word -forming element
usually meaning "center"
from Greek "kentron"

 

 

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[WORD ROOT]root center
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] center, centr, centi, centro, centre, centri
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) kentron
[MEANING]root center

 

 

 

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 kentron sharp point, goad, sting of a wasp,
• 【Latin】 centrum center

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

acentric, anthropocentric, biocentric, center, central, centre, centred, centric, centrifugal, centrifuge, centripetal, centroid, centromere, centromeric, centrosphere, centrum, concentrate, concentration, concentric, eccentric

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

acentric [adjective] from center
【DEFINITION】 without a centre
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a; prefix ⑵ centr(center); center ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

anthropocentric [adjective] from anthropo
【DEFINITION】 regarding man as the most important and central factor in the universe
【ROOTs】 ⑴ anthropo; man, human ⑵ centr(center); center ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

biocentric [adjective] from biocentric < bio
【DEFINITION】 considering all forms of life as having intrinsic value
【PRIMARY MEANING】 treating life as a central fact,
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bio; life ⑵ centr(center); center ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

center [noun] from center
【DEFINITION】 A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 middle point of a circle; point round which something revolves
【pl.】 centers
【DERIVATIVEs】 center, centralize, centrally, central
【ROOTs】 center; center

central [adjective] from center
【DEFINITION】 Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 pertaining to or being a center
【DERIVATIVEs】 center, centralize, centrally, central
【ROOTs】 ⑴ centr(center); center ⑵ al(ad); to, toward

centre [noun] from center
【DEFINITION】 A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 middle point of a circle; point round which something revolves
【pl.】 centres
【ROOTs】 centre(center); center

centred [adjective] from center
【DEFINITION】 ① If an industry or event is centred in a place, it takes place to the greatest extent there.
② If you feel centred, you feel calm, confident, and in control of your emotions.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ centr(center); center ⑵ ed; adjective suffix

centric [adjective] from center
【DEFINITION】 being central or having a centre
【ROOTs】 ⑴ centr(center); center ⑵ ic; adjective suffix

centrifugal [adjective] from centrifuge
【DEFINITION】 acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre Compare centripetal
【PRIMARY MEANING】 flying off or proceeding out from a center,
【DERIVATIVEs】 centrifugally, centrifugal
【ROOTs】 ⑴ centri(center); center ⑵ fug; flee ⑶ al; adjective suffix

centrifuge [noun] from centrifuge
【DEFINITION】 A centrifuge is a machine that spins mixtures of different substances around very quickly so that they separate by centrifugal force.
【pl.】 centrifuges
【DERIVATIVEs】 centrifugation, centrifuge
【ROOTs】 ⑴ centri(center); center ⑵ fuge(fug); flee

centripetal [adjective] from centripetal < pete
【DEFINITION】 acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre Compare centrifugal
【PRIMARY MEANING】 tending or moving toward a center
【ROOTs】 ⑴ centri(center); center ⑵ pete; seek, strive toward ⑶ al; suffix

 

 

centroid [noun] from centroid
【DEFINITION】 the centre of mass of an object of uniform density, esp of a geometric figure
【ROOTs】 ⑴ centr(center); center ⑵ oid; like, resembling, shape

centromere [noun] from centromere
【DEFINITION】 the dense nonstaining region of a chromosome that attaches it to the spindle during mitosis
【ROOTs】 centro(center); center

centromeric [adjective] from centromeric
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 centro(center); center

centrosphere [noun] from sphere
【DEFINITION】 a former name for core (sense 4)
【ROOTs】 ⑴ centro(center); center ⑵ sphere; ball

centrum [noun] from centrum
【DEFINITION】 the main part or body of a vertebra
【ROOTs】 ⑴ centr(center); center ⑵ um; singular grammatical number

concentrate [verb] from concentrate < center
【DEFINITION】 If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to bring or come to a common center
【CONJUGATIONs】 concentrated, concentrated, concentrating, concentrates
【DERIVATIVEs】 concentrate, concentration, concentrative, concentrator
【SYNONYM】 reduce
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ centr(center); center ⑶ ate; verb suffix

concentration [noun] from concentrate < center
【DEFINITION】 Concentration on something involves giving all your attention to it.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 action of bringing to a center, act of collecting or combining into or about a central point
【pl.】 concentrations
【DERIVATIVEs】 concentrate, concentration, concentrative, concentrator
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ centr(center); center ⑶ at(ate); suffix ⑷ ion(ation); noun suffix

concentric [adjective] from concentric
【DEFINITION】 Concentric circles or rings have the same centre.
【DERIVATIVEs】 concentrically, concentricity, concentric
【ANTONYM】 eccentric
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ centr(center); center ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

eccentric [adjective] from eccentric
【DEFINITION】 If you say that someone is eccentric, you mean that they behave in a strange way, and have habits or opinions that are different from those of most people.
【DERIVATIVEs】 eccentrically, eccentricity, eccentric
【SYNONYM】 singular
【ANTONYM】 concentric
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ec(ex); out, out of ⑵ centr(center); center ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

 

Other word list containing center-, centri-, centr-; centrism, centrist, egocentric, acrocentric, amniocentesis, anthropocentrism, barycenter, biocentrism, centauromachy, centesis, centrosymmetric, centrosymmetry, eccentrism, eccentrist, ecocentric, ecocentrism, ecocentrist, egocentrism, enterocentesis, epicentre, holocentric, metacentric, monocentric, neocentromere, orthocenter, orthocentric, paracentesis, pericardiocentesis, technocentric, technocentrism, telocentric, thoracentesis, thoracocentesis, eccentricity, eccentrically

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

cent-, centi-
celer-
cel-
cede-, cess-
caus, cuse
caust-, calm-
cata-, cath-, cat-
cast-
carbo-, carb-
care

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cent-, centi- from Latin centuria, centum

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