centring

Noun

centre (plural centres)

1. Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
   • So after a short spell in the brass foundry the wisest course was to follow with a similar period in the steel foundry, where much important work was done, including the manufacture of centres for wheels.1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 343

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Noun

centering (countable and uncountable, plural centerings)

1. (countable) A type of formwork which serves as a temporary structure during the construction of arches and bridges.
2. (uncountable) The process of moving something to a centre, normally before some other process.