centric

The definition of centric is something that is centered or near the center.

(adjective)

An example of something centric is an organization that is at the center of a world issue like hunger; a centric organization.

See centric in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: Gr kentrikos < kentron: see center

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having a center or centers (of a specified kind or number): concentric
having (a specified thing) as its center: geocentric
having (a specified thing) as the focus of attention, efforts, etc.: Afrocentric

Origin: ME -centrik < ML -centricus < L centrum, center + -icus, -ic

See centric in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Situated at or near the center; central.
Having a center.
Of or relating to diatoms of the class Centrales, distinguished by their radially symmetrical form.

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suffix

Having a specified kind or number of centers: polycentric.
Having a specified object as the center: geocentric.
Focused on or viewed in terms of a specified area, subject, or culture: anthropocentric; Afrocentric.

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