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Definition of Centering
1. Noun. The concentration of attention or energy on something. "He had no direction in his life"
Generic synonyms: Absorption, Concentration, Engrossment, Immersion
Specialized synonyms: Particularism
Derivative terms: Center, Center, Focus, Focus, Focus, Focus
2. Noun. (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back. "The quarterback fumbled the snap"
Generic synonyms: Flip, Pass, Toss
Category relationships: American Football, American Football Game
Derivative terms: Snap
Definition of Centering
1. n. Same as Center,
Definition of Centering
1. Verb. (present participle of center) ¹
2. Noun. Temporary wooden structure built to support an arch during construction ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Centering
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Centering
Literary usage of Centering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"Cutting-off and centering: After passing the inspection for straight- ness, ...
These lathes are double combination cutting-off and centering machines, ..."
2. Lombard Architecture by Arthur Kingsley Porter (1917)
"Traces of such a centering are still extant at Aosta. In numerous instances
transverse ribs are introduced in connection with ..."
3. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1918)
"centering Device for Objective.—The center of rotation of the stage should lie
on the axis of the tube, that is, it should coincide with the intersection of ..."
4. Public Speaking by James Albert Winans (1917)
"It is convenient to treat centering and phrasing together; for, by definition,
every phrase embodies a thought center and there is a phrase for every center ..."
5. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"centering by Surface Gauge.—Instead of the dividers, a surface gauge or scriber
block ... 11 shows how a surface gauge a may be used for centering a bolt b. ..."
6. Concrete Costs: Tables and Recommendations for Estimating the Time and Cost by Frederick Winslow Taylor, Sanford Eleazer Thompson (1912)
"A simple type of centering, supported on posts, is shown in Fig. 40, page 453.
... By any of these means the centering is easily lowered. ..."
7. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1914)
"centering Device for Objective.—The center of rotation of the stage should lie
on the axis of the tube, that is, it should coincide with the intersection of ..."
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