centrally
UK/ˈsɛnt.ɹə.li/
centrally adverb: in a central manner or situation; at, to, through or from the centre.
Adverb
centrally (comparative more centrally, superlative most centrally)
- In a central manner or situation; at, to, through or from the centre.
- The tubes being filled with distilled water, the light from an electric lamp was directed toward the central glass of the refractometer and the latter adjusted by screws till the light passed centrally down both tubes, and then the right angled prism at the further end adjusted till the light...1886, Albert A. Michelson, Edward W. Morley, “Influence of Motion of the Medium on the Velocity of Light”, in American Journal of Science, Series 3, Volume 31, Number 185, pages 377-386
- Hence for the rain to centrally traverse the tube, this must be inclined at an angle BAD to the vertical;1911, “Aberration”, in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
centrally meaning in Bengali
centrally in Bengali
- কেন্দ্রীয়ভাবে, কেন্দ্রস্থলে
Examples of centrally in a sentence
- The labium is prolonged centrally into a “tongue,” which is glandular at the tip; the paraglossae are linear.1911, “Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition”, in Wasp:
- A universal joint shaft takes the drive to the final drive unit mounted centrally on one of the axles.1958 April, “Diesel Railbus for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 275:
- Hungary has made the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, with a per capita income one-half that of the Big Four European nations.2004, Central Intelligence Agency, “Hungary”, in The World Factbook:
Forms of centrally
| comparative | more centrally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most centrally |
Origin of centrally
From central + -ly.
Words formed from centrally
Questions about centrally
- What does centrally mean?
- Centrally means in a central manner or situation; at, to, through or from the centre.
- What is centrally in Bengali?
- Centrally in Bengali is কেন্দ্রীয়ভাবে, কেন্দ্রস্থলে. See Centrally meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use centrally in a sentence?
- The labium is prolonged centrally into a “tongue,” which is glandular at the tip; the paraglossae are linear.
- What part of speech is centrally?
- Centrally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce centrally?
- Centrally is pronounced /ˈsɛnt.ɹə.li/ (UK).
Words near centrally in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: centrally (page history and authors); centrally (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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