a. | 1. | Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center<- original had "or of.." ->; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points.
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n. | 1. | (Anat.) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular. |
Noun | 1. | central - a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication Synonyms: telephone exchange, exchange |
Adj. | 1. | central - serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" |
2. | central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"; "central heating and air conditioning" Antonyms: peripheral - on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs" | |
3. | central - used in the description of a place that in the middle of another place; "the people of Central and Northern Europe"; "country in central Africa" | |
4. | central - centrally located and easy to reach; "the central city has good bus service"; "the shop has a central location" |
CENTRAL. Relating to the centre, or placed in the centre; as, the central
courts of the United States, are those located in the city of Washington,
whose jurisdiction extends over the whole country. These are, first, the
Senate of the United States, when organized to try impeachments; secondly,
the Supreme Court of the United States.
2. The government of the United States is the central government.