ctr.
ctr. is the abbreviation of center.
ctr. is the abbreviation of counter.
Meaning of center
Noun
center (plural centers)
- The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- If a point be taken within a circle, and more than two equal straight lines fall from the point on the circle, the point taken is the centre of the circle.1908, Euclid, translated by Thomas L. Heath, Elements, III.9
- The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- Japanese scientists are to explore the centre of the Earth. Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below.2005 June 4, David Adam, The Guardian
- The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
- The innermost point of the Earth, or the Earth itself, as the center or foundation of the Universe; the center or foundation of the Universe abstractly.
- [...] their portion set
As far remov'd from God and light of Heav'n
As from the Center thrice to th'utmost Pole.1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- [...] their portion set
- The innermost point of the Earth, or the Earth itself, as the center or foundation of the Universe; the center or foundation of the Universe abstractly.
- The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
- Synonyms:
- midpoint
- The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
- The centroid is one of the centres of a triangle
Meaning of counter
Noun
counter (plural counters)
- One who counts.
- He's only 16 months, but is already a good counter – he can count to 100.
- A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.
- The basic idea is that the researcher conducting the transect (called the counter or enumerator) walks along a set path at certain intervals (hourly, daily, monthly, etc.) and tallies all instances of whatever is being surveyed.2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4
- An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
- He rolled a six on the dice, so moved his counter forward six spaces.
- A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
- A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
- With a foreach block, you don't need to create an explicit counter variable.2006, Matthew MacDonald, Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005: From Novice to Professional, page 49
- A hit counter.
Noun capitalized: Ctr.
Ctr.
Forms of ctr.
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Questions about ctr.
- What is ctr. the abbreviation of?
- Ctr. is the abbreviation of center.
- What part of speech is ctr.?
- Ctr. is a noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ctr. (page history and authors); Ctr. (page history and authors); center (page history and authors); counter (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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