Definition of central

adjective (a)

• in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area (adj.all)

  Antonym: peripheral
  

  Example:
  A central position.
  

  source: wordnet30
• Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

noun (n)

• a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: exchange, telephone exchange
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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)

  source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

• serving as an essential component (adj.all)

  Synonym: cardinal, fundamental, key, primal
  

  Example:
  The central cause of the problem.
  

  source: wordnet30

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