Centrode
(Cen"trode) n. (Kinematics) In two figures having relative motion, one of the two curves which
are the loci of the instantaneous center.
Centroid
(Cen"troid) n. [L. centrum + -oid.] The center of mass, inertia, or gravity of a body or system
of bodies.
Centrolecithal
(Cen`tro*lec"i*thal) a. [Gr. center + yolk of an egg.] (Biol.) Having the food yolk placed
at the center of the ovum, segmentation being either regular or unequal. Balfour.
Centrolinead
(Cen`tro*lin"e*ad) n. An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging
to a center.
Centrolineal
(Cen`tro*lin"e*al) a. [L. centrum + linea line.] Converging to a center; applied to lines
drawn so as to meet in a point or center.
Centrosome
(Cen"tro*some`) n. [Gr. center + - the body.] (Biol.) A peculiar rounded body lying near
the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cell
division is organized.
Centrostaltic
(Cen`tro*stal"tic) a. [Gr. center + checking.] (Physiol.) A term applied to the action of
nerve force in the spinal center. Marshall Hall.
Centrum
(||Cen"trum) n.; pl. E. Centrums L. Centra [L., center.] (Anat.) The body, or axis, of a vertebra.
See Vertebra.
Centry
(Cen"try) n. See Sentry. [Obs.] Gray.
Centumvir
(||Cen*tum"vir) n.; pl. Centumviri [L., fr. centum hundred + Vir man.] (Rom. Hist.) One
of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the empire the court was increased
to 180, and met usually in four sections.
Centumviral
(Cen*tum"vi*ral) a. [L. centumvitalis.] Of or pertaining to the centumviri, or to a centumvir.
Centumvirate
(Cen*tum"vi*rate) n. [Cf. F. centumvirat.] The office of a centumvir, or of the centumviri.
Centuple
(Cen"tu*ple) a. [L. centuplex; centum + plicare to fold; cf. F. centuple.] Hundredfold.