centered

centered
/sen"teuhrd/, adj.
1. having a central axis: a centered arc.
2. equidistant from all bordering or adjacent areas; situated in the center: The illustration was centered on the page.
3. Print. set above the base line at approximately the level of the hyphen: a centered dot between syllables.
[1580-90; CENTER + -ED3]

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