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Centring

//ˈsɛn.(t)ə.ɹɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of centering. alt-of, alternative

    "The timbering and centring used for the construction of the main arch were exceptionally massive, and were acclaimed as masterpieces of joinery in contemporary reports on the progress of the work."

  2. 2
    (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back wordnet
  3. 3
    the concentration of attention or energy on something wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of centre form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "The centre castings moved with liberal side-play on horizontal slides, under the centring influence of coiled compression springs acting through horizontal rocking shafts."

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