centre

Everyday

1. The centre is the middle point or part of something. tree →
2. A centre is a building or place used for a special activity, like a sports centre or shopping centre. tree →
3. The centre of attention is the person everyone is looking at. tree →
4. To centre something means to put it in the middle. tree →

In the lessons

In maths, the centre of a circle is the point the same distance from every point on the edge; the radius goes from the centre to the edge. In everyday life, you go to the town centre (UK) or downtown (US), a leisure centre, a health centre. In science, the Earth's centre is its core, and the Sun is at the centre of the solar system. In safety, «meet at the centre» is a clear meeting point if you get lost. In sport, the centre is a player's position.

Examples

• Draw a circle and mark its centre. tree →
• We went swimming at the sports centre. tree →
• The Sun is at the centre of our solar system. tree →
• The bakery is in the centre of town. tree →
• She loves being the centre of attention. tree →
• Centre the title at the top of the page. tree →
• The radius goes from the centre to the edge. tree →
• "Let those in the centre carry you," said the birds. tree →

Note

British, Australian, New Zealand, Irish and Canadian spelling: «centre»; American: «center». Adjective «central». Same idea in other words: «centimetre/centimeter», «theatre/theater». In maths, the centre of a circle is not on the circle itself.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah places the holy temple at the center of the six directions and carries them all. In the same way, God is seen as the center and source of everything, as the numbers all begin from one. In the primary lessons: In maths, the centre of a circle is the point the same distance from every point on the edge; the radius goes from the centre to the edge. In everyday life, you go to the town centre (UK) or downtown (US), a leisure centre, a health centre. In science, the Earth's centre is its core, and the Sun is at the centre of the solar system. In safety, «meet at the centre» is a clear meeting point if you get lost. In sport, the centre is a player's position.

Examples

• 11) As the infinite series of numbers starts from one unit, so was the whole Universe formed a unity, that centres in the Godhead. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• It teaches that a first cause, eternal, all-wise, almighty and holy, is the origin and the centre of the whole universe, from whom gradually all beings emanated. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• The seven double consonants are analogous to the six dimensions: height and depth, East and West, North and South, and the holy temple that stands in the centre, which carries them all. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

British, Australian, New Zealand, Irish and Canadian spelling: «centre»; American: «center». Adjective «central». Same idea in other words: «centimetre/centimeter», «theatre/theater». In maths, the centre of a circle is not on the circle itself.