单词 | centre point |
释义 | > as lemmascentre point centre point n. ΚΠ 1561 R. Eden tr. M. Cortés Arte Nauigation iii. v. sig. I.iv From the center poynt (called the pole) cometh forth a moueable Meridian. 1648 Bp. J. Hall Select Thoughts 74 What a meer Center-point the Earth is, in comparison of the vast circumference of Heaven. 1797 Monthly Mag. 3 383 The Retrogradatory Machine consists of an axle, suspended horizontally on its centre points [etc.]. 1877 R. L. Stevenson in Cornhill Mag. Feb. 215 That state in which another person becomes to us the very gist and centrepoint of God's creation. 1912 Y. Hirn Sacred Shrine viii. 149 In the upper half, which represents heaven, the centre point is occupied by the Saviour. 2000 Struct. Engineer 1 Feb. 38/3 Having a centre point through which all information is passed can not only help with revision control but also provide timesavings. < as lemmas |
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