centralityn.

Brit.

/sɛnˈtralᵻti/, U.S.

/sɛnˈtrælədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: central adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < central adj. + -ity suffix. In sense 2 after French centralité (1838 in A. Dugès Traité de physiologie comparée de l'homme et des animaux I. 347, the passage translated in quot. 1849; 1792 in sense ‘central position’).

1. The state, fact, or quality of being central (in various senses of central adj.); central nature or position; situation in or at the physical or metaphorical centre.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [noun]

centrality1642

centreity1642

centricality1777

centricity1778

centricalness1815

centralness1838

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. N3 Each thing would reach its own centrality.

1693 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. III. 186 That Centrality of the Divine Nature, whereby he is fully satisfied in himself.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 213 The centrality of the sun.

1862 W. M. Rossetti in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 195 Clear grasp of ideas, centrality of purpose.

1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. vi. xx. 364 The centrality of its position..made it a great commercial emporium.

1957 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 15 279 The centrality of this theme to Lawrence's poetry is inescapable.

1986 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Trav. in Hyper Reality vi. 230 The notion of centrality and symmetry belong to the era of Renaissance perspective.

2014 P. Gardella Amer. Civil Relig. xiii. 144 The Blue Room retained its prominence because of its centrality and its striking view onto the South Lawn and the national Mall.

†2. Physiology. Neural activity arising in (rather than conducted by) in the central nervous system. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1849 tr. A. Dugès in Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 71 64 It results from the preceding observations..that the spinal cord is rather destined to conduct than to elaborate the impressions and mental determinations; it is, however, not incapable of all action of centrality, if the term may be allowed.

1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Centrality, a term applied to describe the inherent action of the nervous centres as distinct from those of the peripheric nerves; it is used in contradistinction to conductivity.

Phrases

line of centrality n. [compare French ligne de centralité (1803 or earlier).] now rare a band-like region of the earth's surface from which the totality of a solar eclipse can be viewed.

ΚΠ

1829 P. Barlow Astron. in Encycl. Metrop.: Mixed Sci. I. 587/2 Astronomers have hitherto paid but little attention to these kind of eclipses: they have generally been satisfied with calculating the line of centrality.

1882 Athenæum 2 Dec. 789 The line of centrality is confined to the South Pacific Ocean.

1930 Science Bull. (Museum Brooklyn Inst.) 4 No. 1 55 One of the most striking eclipses of the sun in this early formative period was an annular eclipse with a line of centrality passing close to Copan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centrality
释义	centralityn. Brit. /sɛnˈtralᵻti/, U.S. /sɛnˈtrælədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: central adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < central adj. + -ity suffix. In sense 2 after French centralité (1838 in A. Dugès Traité de physiologie comparée de l'homme et des animaux I. 347, the passage translated in quot. 1849; 1792 in sense ‘central position’). 1. The state, fact, or quality of being central (in various senses of central adj.); central nature or position; situation in or at the physical or metaphorical centre. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [noun] centrality1642 centreity1642 centricality1777 centricity1778 centricalness1815 centralness1838 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. N3 Each thing would reach its own centrality. 1693 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. III. 186 That Centrality of the Divine Nature, whereby he is fully satisfied in himself. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 213 The centrality of the sun. 1862 W. M. Rossetti in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 195 Clear grasp of ideas, centrality of purpose. 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. vi. xx. 364 The centrality of its position..made it a great commercial emporium. 1957 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 15 279 The centrality of this theme to Lawrence's poetry is inescapable. 1986 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Trav. in Hyper Reality vi. 230 The notion of centrality and symmetry belong to the era of Renaissance perspective. 2014 P. Gardella Amer. Civil Relig. xiii. 144 The Blue Room retained its prominence because of its centrality and its striking view onto the South Lawn and the national Mall. †2. Physiology. Neural activity arising in (rather than conducted by) in the central nervous system. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1849 tr. A. Dugès in Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 71 64 It results from the preceding observations..that the spinal cord is rather destined to conduct than to elaborate the impressions and mental determinations; it is, however, not incapable of all action of centrality, if the term may be allowed. 1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Centrality, a term applied to describe the inherent action of the nervous centres as distinct from those of the peripheric nerves; it is used in contradistinction to conductivity. Phrases line of centrality n. [compare French ligne de centralité (1803 or earlier).] now rare a band-like region of the earth's surface from which the totality of a solar eclipse can be viewed. ΚΠ 1829 P. Barlow Astron. in Encycl. Metrop.: Mixed Sci. I. 587/2 Astronomers have hitherto paid but little attention to these kind of eclipses: they have generally been satisfied with calculating the line of centrality. 1882 Athenæum 2 Dec. 789 The line of centrality is confined to the South Pacific Ocean. 1930 Science Bull. (Museum Brooklyn Inst.) 4 No. 1 55 One of the most striking eclipses of the sun in this early formative period was an annular eclipse with a line of centrality passing close to Copan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1642
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