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adj
Having the same centre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: heterocentric
adj
Having a homosexual bias or basis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Focused on human beings; anthropocentric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
having a common center
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: concentric, concentrical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English homocentric From homo- + -centric.
Etymology tree English homosexualbf. English homo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English homocentric From homo- + -centric.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dheǵh- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dhéǵhōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵhmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homō Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English homocentric From Latin homō (“human”) + English -centric.
Across languages
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