centrationn.

Brit.

/sɛnˈtreɪʃn/, U.S.

/sənˈtreɪʃ(ə)n/,

/sɛnˈtreɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centre v., -ation suffix.

Etymology: Apparently < centre v. + -ation suffix. With sense 1 compare French centration (1677 or earlier), post-classical Latin centratio (1682 or earlier; frequently attributed to Paracelsus, but apparently not attested in his works). In sense 2 after French centration (J. Piaget, 1943 or earlier in this sense).

1. The action or an act of centre v. (in various senses); the property or fact of being centred.

ΘΚΠ

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

centration1642

centring1648

centralization1797

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. I7 What needs that numerous clos'd centration, Like wastefull sand ytost with boisterous inundation?

1692 W. Molyneux Dioptrica Nova 237 Tho the true Centration of the Object-Glass be of good Convenience and Advantage; yet it does not perfect the Instrument without farther Rectification.

1721 R. Fern Treat. Celestial Work & Worship 34 Heaven is the great Point and Subject of Centration, that on which we should rest and center.

1868 C. E. Morgan Electro-physiol. xi. 151 This, also..pre-supposes the perfect centration of the needle-pair.

1966 E. J. Stadelmann in D. M. Prescott Methods Cell Biol. II. vii. 208 (caption) Diagrammatic presentation of the development of protoplasm and plastid systrophe with temporary ‘centration’ of the nucleus in the cell.

2. Psychology. In children at an early stage of cognitive development: the tendency to focus attention exclusively on a single salient feature of an object or situation, and neglect other relevant features; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1951 C. Gattegno & F. M. Hodgson tr. J. Piaget Play, Dreams & Imitation in Childhood viii. 236 The general mechanism which characterise [sic] the whole development of the cognitive functions: the passage from centration of perception to decentration, and from egocentrism of thought to logical reciprocity.

1969 Child Devel. 40 1214 The subject who scores high on judgment time, number of fixations, number of centrations on standard,.., and redundant scanning time.

1985 Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gaz. 1 Nov. 2/1 Fear experienced by younger children can be attributed to centration—fixing attention on a single, striking feature of an object.

2014 E. Pastorino & S. Doyle-Portillo What is Psychol.? ix. 368 Centration so dominates children's thinking at this stage that they do not realize that something can remain the same if its appearance changes.

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

单词	centration
释义	centrationn. Brit. /sɛnˈtreɪʃn/, U.S. /sənˈtreɪʃ(ə)n/, /sɛnˈtreɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centre v., -ation suffix. Etymology: Apparently < centre v. + -ation suffix. With sense 1 compare French centration (1677 or earlier), post-classical Latin centratio (1682 or earlier; frequently attributed to Paracelsus, but apparently not attested in his works). In sense 2 after French centration (J. Piaget, 1943 or earlier in this sense). 1. The action or an act of centre v. (in various senses); the property or fact of being centred. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [noun] > making or becoming central centration1642 centring1648 centralization1797 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. I7 What needs that numerous clos'd centration, Like wastefull sand ytost with boisterous inundation? 1692 W. Molyneux Dioptrica Nova 237 Tho the true Centration of the Object-Glass be of good Convenience and Advantage; yet it does not perfect the Instrument without farther Rectification. 1721 R. Fern Treat. Celestial Work & Worship 34 Heaven is the great Point and Subject of Centration, that on which we should rest and center. 1868 C. E. Morgan Electro-physiol. xi. 151 This, also..pre-supposes the perfect centration of the needle-pair. 1966 E. J. Stadelmann in D. M. Prescott Methods Cell Biol. II. vii. 208 (caption) Diagrammatic presentation of the development of protoplasm and plastid systrophe with temporary ‘centration’ of the nucleus in the cell. 2. Psychology. In children at an early stage of cognitive development: the tendency to focus attention exclusively on a single salient feature of an object or situation, and neglect other relevant features; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1951 C. Gattegno & F. M. Hodgson tr. J. Piaget Play, Dreams & Imitation in Childhood viii. 236 The general mechanism which characterise [sic] the whole development of the cognitive functions: the passage from centration of perception to decentration, and from egocentrism of thought to logical reciprocity. 1969 Child Devel. 40 1214 The subject who scores high on judgment time, number of fixations, number of centrations on standard,.., and redundant scanning time. 1985 Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gaz. 1 Nov. 2/1 Fear experienced by younger children can be attributed to centration—fixing attention on a single, striking feature of an object. 2014 E. Pastorino & S. Doyle-Portillo What is Psychol.? ix. 368 Centration so dominates children's thinking at this stage that they do not realize that something can remain the same if its appearance changes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1642
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