Plural of centre

regular plural

The plural of centre is centres.

Forms of centre

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
Renaissance tin-glazed Italian maiolica earthenware was made in Urbino and other centres.From the entry tin-glazed
The existence of two major literary centres in the First Bulgarian Empire led to the emergence of two recensions of Old Church Slavonic: the Bulgarian Recension and the Macedonian Recension.From the entry recension
Like numeraries, assistant numeraries are celibates who live in Opus Dei centres.2024 March 16, Antonia Cundy, “The Opus Dei diaries”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17. From the entry numerary
Scientists believe galactic centres could act as Schelling points for civilisations that cannot communicate among themselves.2020 February 14, Sarah Knapton, “Aliens might have placed beacon in centre of Milky Way, say scientists”, in Chris Evans, editor, The…. From the entry galactic centre

noun Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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