central
adjective
[ ˈsɛntr(ə)l ]
• at the point or in the area that is in the middle of something.
• "the station has a central courtyard"
Similar:
middle,
centre,
halfway,
midway,
mid,
median,
medial,
mean,
middling,
intermediate,
intermedial,
mesial,
inner,
innermost,
interior,
nuclear,
• of the greatest importance; principal or essential.
• "his preoccupation with history is central to his work"
Similar:
main,
chief,
principal,
primary,
leading,
foremost,
first,
most important,
predominant,
dominant,
(most) prominent,
key,
crucial,
vital,
essential,
basic,
fundamental,
core,
staple,
critical,
pivotal,
salient,
prime,
focal,
premier,
paramount,
major,
ruling,
master,
supreme,
overriding,
cardinal,
capital,
pre-eminent,
ultimate,
uppermost,
highest,
utmost,
top,
topmost,
arch-,
number-one,
central
noun
• a place with a high concentration of a specified type of person or thing.
• "you're in workaholic central here"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin centralis, from centrum (see centre).
