center — n Center, middle, midst, core, hub, focus, nucleus, heart are comparable when meaning the point, spot, or portion of a thing which is comparable to a point around which a circle is described. Center approximates more or less closely its strict… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
center — I. noun Etymology: Middle English centre, from Middle French, from Latin centrum, from Greek kentron sharp point, center of a circle, from kentein to prick; probably akin to Old High German hantag pointed Date: 14th century 1. a. the point around … New Collegiate Dictionary
Roll center — The roll center of a vehicle is the notional point at which the cornering forces in the suspension are reacted to the vehicle body.TheoryThere are two definitions of roll center. The most commonly used is the geometric (or kinematic) roll center … Wikipedia
Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center — Coordinates: 32°06′45″N 34°48′19″E / 32.1125°N 34.80528°E / 32.1125; 34.80528 … Wikipedia
Geographical center of Sweden — The geographical center of Sweden is contested amongst at least two locations. The oldest and most famous geographical center of Sweden is Flataklocken, a spot next to Lake Munkby in Ånge, Medelpad at coord|62|23|15|N|16|19|32|E|region:SE… … Wikipedia
Gömböc — Gomboc redirects here. For the Slovene astrophysicist, see Andreja Gomboc. The mono monostatic gömböc in the stable equilibrium position A gömböc (pronounced [ˈɡømbøts] in Hungarian, sometimes spelled gomboc and pronounced GOM bock in English) is … Wikipedia
SYNAGOGUE — This article is arranged according to the following outline. origins and history until the first century first century c.e. middle ages modern period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Tesla coil — at Questacon the National Science and Technology center in Canberra, Australia Uses Application in educational demonstrations, novelty lighting, as well as music Inventor … Wikipedia
eccentric — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros, from ex out of + kentron center Date: circa 1630 1. a. deviating from an established or usual pattern or style < eccentric products > b. deviating from … New Collegiate Dictionary
Closest string — In theoretical computer science, closest string is the name of an NP hard computational problem, which tries to find the geometrical center of a set of input strings. To understand the word center it is necessary to define a distance between two… … Wikipedia