verb
Meaning 1
To remove the centre from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- to decentre the tyres from some model vehicle kits
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
decentre
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UK: /diːˈsɛntə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɛntə(ɹ)
verb
Meaning 2
To place away from the centre; to make eccentric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To displace from the centre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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History
Etymology
From de- + centre.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: das Zentrum entfernen — to remove the centre from
- German: aus dem Zentrum verlagern — to displace from the centre
- German: nicht länger ins Zentrum setzen — to displace from the centre
- German: dezentrieren — to displace from the centre