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Noun: centring sen-t(u-)ring Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: centering)
- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
"the quarterback fumbled the centring"; - centering [US], snap - The concentration of attention or energy on something
"the centring of activity shifted to molecular biology"; - focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering [US] Verb: centre sen-tu(r) Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: center)
- Centre upon
"Her entire attention centred on her children"; - focus on, center on [US], revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center [US], centre on [Brit, Cdn] - Hold attention and exert mental effort on something
- concentrate, focus, center [US], pore, rivet, pore over - Move into the centre
"That vase in the picture is not centred"; - center [US]
Derived forms: centrings Type of: absorption, bear on, cerebrate, cogitate, come to, concentration, concern, displace, engrossment, flip, have to do with, immersion, move, pass, pertain, refer, relate, think, toss, touch, touch on Encyclopedia: Centring Centre, Haiti |