centric

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adjective

cen·​tric ˈsen-trik 

1

: located in or at a center : central

a centric point

2

: concentrated about or directed to a center

a centric activity

3

: of, relating to, or having a centromere

4

: of, relating to, or resembling an order (Centrales) of radially symmetrical diatoms

centrically

ˈsen-tri-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

-centric

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adjective combining form

1

: having (such) a center or (such or so many) centers

polycentric

2

: having (something specified) as its center

heliocentric

Examples of centric in a Sentence

Adjective combining form

The solar system is heliocentric, meaning that the sun is at its center.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Hudson, New York About two hours north of Manhattan, Hudson has transformed from a 19th-century whaling port into one of the Hudson Valley’s most design-centric small cities. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026

Heartstopper is one of the few teen-centric romance/drama series that stands alongside older-skewing shows in terms of writing and production quality. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026

The fact that these systems are trained on biased, Western-centric data is precisely why students must learn to question them. —Maximilian Milovidov, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026

More to Explore In this environment, some activists and intellectuals adopted bikes as part of a resistance to car-centric capitalist modernism. —Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Greek kentrikos of the center, from kentron

Adjective combining form

Medieval Latin -centricus, from Latin centrum center

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for centric

• centric
• afrocentric
• egocentric
• ethnocentric
• eurocentric
• geocentric
• metacentric
• anthropocentric
• heliocentric
• concentric
• eccentric
• excentric

Medical Definition

centric

adjective

cen·​tric ˈsen-trik 

1

: of or relating to a nerve center

2

: of, relating to, or having a centromere

3

of dental occlusion : involving spatial relationships such that all teeth of both jaws meet in a normal manner and forces exerted by the lower on the upper jaw are perfectly distributed in the dental arch