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centra

centra is the plural of centrum.

Meaning of centrum

Noun

centrum (plural centra)

  1. A centre.
  2. The central body of a vertebra; the solid piece to which the arches and some other parts are or may be attached.
  3. The basis or fundamental portion of one of the cranial segments, regarded as analogous to vertebrae.
  4. The focus or place of origin of an earthquake.

Questions about centra

What is centra the plural of?
Centra is the plural of centrum.

Words near centra in the dictionary

  1. centos
  2. centothecoid
  3. centothecoids
  4. centr'd
  5. centr-
  6. centra
  7. centrable
  8. centracanthid
  9. centracanthids
  10. centractin
  11. centractins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: centra (page history and authors); centrum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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