Cen"ter, Cen"tre v. i. [imp. & p. p. Centered or Centred (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Centering or Centring.]
1.
To be placed in a center; to be central.
2.
To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center.
Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies.
Dr. H. More.
Our hopes must center in ourselves alone.
Dryden.
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Cen"ter , Cen"tre (?), v. t.
1.
To place or fix in the center or on a central point. Milton.
2.
To collect to a point; to concentrate.
Thy joys are centered all in me alone.
Prior.
3. (Mech.)
To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
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Cen"tre (?), n. & v.
See Center.
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Cen"ter, or Cen"tre, seal . (Gas Manuf.)
A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in turn for the renewal of the lime.
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Center, or Centre, punch . (Mech.)
(a)
A punch for making indentations or dots in a piece of work, as for suspension between lathe centers, etc.
(b)
A punch for punching holes in sheet metal, having a small conical center to insure correct locating.
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