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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Centering \Cen"ter*ing\, n. (Arch.)
     Same as Center, n., 6. [Written also centring.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Centered or Centred; p. pr. & vb. n. Centering or
     Centring.]
     1. To be placed in a center; to be central.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest
        on, or gather about, as a center.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,
              error is as wide as men's fancies.    --Dr. H. More.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Centered or Centred; p. pr. & vb. n. Centering or
     Centring.]
     1. To be placed in a center; to be central.
  
     2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest
        on, or gather about, as a center.
  
              Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,
              error is as wide as men's fancies.    --Dr. H. More.
  
              Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Centering \Cen"ter*ing\, n. (Arch.)
     Same as Center, n., 6. [Written also centring.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  centering
       n 1: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the
            focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had
            no direction in his life" [syn: focus, focusing, focussing,
             direction]
       2: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it
          (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the
          snap" [syn: snap]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  centering
     alt.
     (present participle of en center nocat=1)
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A type of formwork which serves as a temporary
  structure during the construction of arches and bridges.
     2 (lb en mostly uncountable) The process of moving something to a
  centre, normally before some other process.
     vb.
     (present participle of en center nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  centering
     alt.
     (present participle of en center nocat=1)
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A type of formwork which serves as a temporary
  structure during the construction of arches and bridges.
     2 (lb en mostly uncountable) The process of moving something to a
  centre, normally before some other process.
     vb.
     (present participle of en center nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  centering
     alt.
     (present participle of en center nocat=1)
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A type of formwork which serves as a temporary
  structure during the construction of arches and bridges.
     2 (lb en mostly uncountable) The process of moving something to a
  centre, normally before some other process.
     vb.
     (present participle of en center nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  centering
     alt.
     (present participle of en center nocat=1)
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A type of formwork which serves as a temporary
  structure during the construction of arches and bridges.
     2 (lb en mostly uncountable) The process of moving something to a
  centre, normally before some other process.
     vb.
     (present participle of en center nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  centering
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c enter ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  centering
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en center ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb center)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Centering /sˈɛntəɹɪŋ/
  المركزة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  centering /sˈɛntəɹɪŋ/ 
  centrující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  centering /sˈɛntəɹɪŋ/ 
  vystředění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  centering /sˈɛntəɹɪŋ/ 
  centrování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  centering /sˈɛntəɹɪŋ/
   [Am.] Zentrierung , mittige Plazierung  [techn.]
           Note: von etw.
        "stud hole centering"  - Bolzenlochzentrierung (Rad)
     Synonyms: centring, centreing
  
   see: stud centring, stud centering, stud hole mounting, stud mounting
  
           Note: of sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  centering /sˈɛntəɹɪŋ/
   [Am.] Zentrierung , mittige Anordnung  [comp.]  [print]
           Note: von Text
     Synonyms: centring, centreing
  
           Note: of text

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  centering /sˈɛntəɹɪŋ/
  zentrierend
     Synonyms: centring, centreing
  
   see: centre, center, centred, centered, centres, centers, centred, centered
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  centering /sˈɛntəɹɪŋ/
  kratko vrijeme koncentracije

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsɛntɝɪŋ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  向中对齐

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