centricalityn.
/sɛntrᵻˈkalᵻti/, U.S. /sɛntrəˈkælədi/ rare.
Central position; centrality.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [noun]
centrality1642
centreity1642
centricality1777
centricity1778
centricalness1815
centralness1838
1777 H. Walpole Let. 15 Jan. in Corr. (1965) XXXII. 343 He replied, its [sc. the house's] centricality made it very agreeable.
1826 Edinb. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 1 85 The smallness of the aperture, its centricality in reference to the ulcer, and the effusion taking place after a meal..have led me to think the ultimate result casual.
1942 Contemp. Japan 11 736 We are not inclined to think that it is based on the centricality of the pagoda.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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