centr

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. centrale, fr. L. centralis. ] (Anat.) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as centralization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. The state or condition of being central; the combination of several parts into one whole; centralization. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The system by which power is centralized, as in a government. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. advocating centralization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Centralities The state of being central; tendency towards a center. [ 1913 Webster ]

Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence equal to the centrifugence. R. W. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. centralisation. ] The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power in the general government; the centralization of commerce in a city. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Centralized p. pr. & vb. n. Centralizing. ] [ Cf. F. centraliser. ] To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ To ] centralize the power of government. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority; as, centralized control of emergency relief efforts; centralized government. Opposite of decentralized. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose; -- contrasting with distributed.
Syn. -- centered, centred, focused. [ WordNet 1.5 ]