central

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin centrālis, from centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron); by surface analysis, centre +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/, [ˈsɛ̟ntɹ̝̊əl] ~ [ˈsɛ̟ntɹ̝̊l̩] (Southern US, African-American Vernacular, pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ˈsɪntɹ(ə)l/, [ˈsɪ̟ntɹ̝̊əl] ~ [ˈsɪ̟ntɹ̝̊l̩] Rhymes: -ɛntɹəl Hyphenation: cen‧tral === Adjective === central (comparative more central, superlative most central or centralmost or (UK) centremost or (US) centermost) Being in the centre. Having or containing the centre of something. Being very important, or key to something. Synonyms: dominant, main, principal (anatomy) Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs. (algebra) Belong or relating to the center of an algebraic structure. Of an element of an algebraic structure: which commutes with all other elements under multiplication Of a unital algebra over a field: whose center is exactly equal to the image of the base field ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === central (plural centrals) (especially US) center == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin centrālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [sənˈtɾal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [senˈtɾal] === Adjective === central m or f (masculine and feminine plural centrals) central (being in the centre) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === central f (plural centrals) nexus; headquarters (non-military); central office Synonym: seu (“seat or headquarters”) Antonym: sucursal (“branch office”) Hyponyms: central telefònica, central telegràfica (electricity) power plant Hyponyms: central elèctrica; central eòlica; central fotovoltaica; central geotèrmica; central heliotèrmica, central heliotermodinàmica; central hidràulica, central hidroelèctrica; central hidrotèrmica; central mareomotriu; central nuclear; central solar; central tèrmica, central termoelèctrica === Further reading === “central”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “central”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “central” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “central”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin centralis. === Noun === central c (singular definite centralen, plural indefinite centraler) headquarters, place whence organizations are administrated ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === central central, being in the centre ==== Inflection ==== === References === “central” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin centrālis. By surface analysis, centre +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɑ̃.tʁal/ === Adjective === central (feminine centrale, masculine plural centraux, feminine plural centrales) central Antonym: périphérique ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: santral === Further reading === “central”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === raclent == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin centrālis. === Adjective === central m or f (plural centrais) central ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “central”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Occitan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin centrālis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === central m (feminine singular centrala, masculine plural centrals, feminine plural centralas) central ==== Related terms ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin centrālis. By surface analysis, centro +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: cen‧tral === Adjective === central m or f (plural centrais) central ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === central f (plural centrais) centre headquarters ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === central m or f by sense (plural centrais) (Portugal, soccer) back (player in a position behind most players on the team) === Further reading === “central”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “central”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “central” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “central”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “central”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “central”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French central, Latin centrālis. By surface analysis, centru +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [t͡ʃenˈtral] === Adjective === central m or n (feminine singular centrală, masculine plural centrali, feminine/neuter plural centrale) central, pivotal, nodal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin centrālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θenˈtɾal/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /senˈtɾal/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: cen‧tral === Adjective === central m or f (masculine and feminine plural centrales) central ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === central f (plural centrales) headquarter center power station Synonym: centra eléctrica === Noun === central m or (Cuba) f (plural centrales) (Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic, Cuba) a sugar mill === Noun === central m (plural centrales) (soccer) centre-back ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “central”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “central”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin centrālis, from centrum (“center point”) +‎ -ālis. ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Adjective ==== central central, centralized, situated at the centre (of a town) central, important ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of centralstation, or any other compound of the adjective. ==== Noun ==== central c a central, a centre, a central station, a junction, a connection point, an electrical switchboard ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== === References === “central”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)