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centrum , i, n., = κέντρον (a prickle, sharp point).
I. Centrum circini, the stationary foot of the compasses, around which the other is carried in making a circle, Vitr. 3, 1; 9, 5.—Hence,
II. Meton.
A. The middle point of a circle, the centre, Vitr. 3, 1; 9, 1; Plin. 2, 15, 13, § 63; 2, 19, 17, § 81 et saep.—In plur.: “solis terraeque centra,Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 281 (in Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40, used as a Greek word).—
B. A kernel, a hard knot in the interior of wood, precious stones, etc., Plin. 16, 39, 76, § 198; 37, 2, 10, § 28; 37, 9, 39, § 120 al.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 3.1
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 9.1
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 9.5
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 2.63
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 2.81
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 37.28
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 1.17
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