centric

1 of 2

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

Example Sentences

Adjective combining form

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Get Court Sense Bounce around the NBA with our Celtics-centric look at the latest happenings on and off the court. —Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023

Get Court Sense Bounce around the NBA with our Celtics-centric look at the latest happenings on and off the court. —Ben Golliver, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023

Reservations are available at opentable.com; facebook.com/NorthofBourbon Porcini WHAT: Porcini's seafood-centric menu is crafted by longtime executive chef and fisherman, John Plymale. —Moby Dick, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2023

Courtesy of Olivia Mortimer Lelapa plans to make money by building AI for African businesses and nonprofits, which the founders say have needs that aren’t always easily met by US-centric AI technology. —WIRED, 17 Feb. 2023

The pizza-centric menu is rounded out by a few other items, including chicken Parmesan, Caesar salad, and mozzarella sticks. —Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2023

The production company, most recently in theaters with Bullet Train, have a first-look deal at Universal and are currently working on Ryan Gosling’s stuntman-centric The Fall Guy. —Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2023

Commandeering streets from vehicles was welcomed by cyclists and environmental activists who often vent frustration with the car-centric design of American suburbs. —Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023

Because the producer-centric index captures price shifts upstream of the consumer, it’s sometimes looked to as a potential leading indicator of how prices may eventually land at the store level. —Alicia Wallace, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023

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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

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