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centric
1[ sen-trik ]
-centric
2- a combining form with the meanings “having a center or centers” of the specified number or kind ( polycentric ); “centered upon, focused around” that named by the first element ( ethnocentric; heliocentric ).
-centric
1suffix forming adjectives
- having a centre as specified
heliocentric
centric
2/ sɛnˈtrɪsɪtɪ; ˈsɛntrɪk /
adjective
- being central or having a centre
- relating to or originating at a nerve centre
- botany
- Alsoconcentric (of vascular bundles) having one type of tissue completely surrounding the other
- (of leaves, such as those of the onion) cylindrical
Derived Forms
- ˈԳٰ, adverb
- centricity, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- t·· adverb
- ·ٰ··ٲ [sen-, tris, -i-tee], noun
- ܱt·t adjective
- ܲ·t adjective
- ܲ·t· adjective
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What does -centric mean?
The combining form -centric is used like a suffix meaning variously “having a center or centers” of the specified number or kind or “centered upon, focused around.” It is often used in a variety of technical and everyday terms.
The form -centric comes from a combination of two combining forms. The first is centr-, meaning “center,” from Latin centrum. The second form is the suffix -ic, from Latin -icus, which has a variety of meanings, including “having some characteristics of.”
Examples of -centric
One example of a technical term that uses the form -centric is heliocentric, “measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.”
The form helio- means “sun,” from Greek Dz. The -centric part of the word means “having a center.” Heliocentric literally translates to “having the sun at the center.”
What are some words that use the combining form -centric?
What are some other forms that -centric may be commonly confused with?
Break it down!
The combining form andro- means “male.” With this in mind, what does androcentric literally translate to?
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