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deadcenter

deadcenter is the alternative form of dead-center.

deadcenter is the alternative form of dead center.

Meaning of dead-center

Adjective

dead-center (not comparable)

  1. In the exact center
    • These curves represent approximate insertion conditions for lunar impact trajectories designed to intersect the center of the moon (dead-center hit).1961, NASA Technical Report, page 7

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Meaning of dead center

Noun

dead center (plural dead centers)

  1. (US) Synonym of dead point: the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod.
    Synonyms:
    dead point
  2. (US) A nonrevolving center in a lathe.
  3. (US, idiomatic) The exact center.
    Synonyms:
    bullseye

Forms of deadcenter

Noun
pluraldeadcenters
Verb
third-person singular presentdeadcenters
present participledeadcentering
past participledeadcentered
pastdeadcentered

Questions about deadcenter

What is deadcenter the alternative form of?
Deadcenter is the alternative form of dead-center.

Words near deadcenter in the dictionary

  1. deadbot
  2. deadcake
  3. deadcakes
  4. deadcart
  5. deadcarts
  6. deadcenter
  7. deadcentered
  8. deadcentering
  9. deadcenters
  10. deaddiction
  11. deade

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deadcenter (page history and authors); dead-center (page history and authors); dead center (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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