{ Cen"tral (?), ||Cen*tra"le (?), } n. [NL. centrale, fr. L. centralis.]
(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.
Cen"tral (?), a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F. central. See Center.]
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.
Central force (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center. -- Center sun (Astron.),
a name given to a
hypothetical body about which Mädler supposed the solar system together with all the
stars in the Milky Way, to
be revolving. A point near
Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess characteristics of the position of such a body.
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