having or regarding man or the male sex as central or primary
Derived forms
androcentrism (ˌandroˈcentrism)
noun
androcentric in American English
(ˌændrəˈsentrɪk)
adjective
centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests
an androcentric society
an androcentric religion
Derived forms
androcentrism
noun
androcentrist
noun
Word origin
[1900–05; andro- + -centric, on the model of ethnocentric]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cathode-ray tube, clone, decompression, desensitize, hormoneandro- is a combining form meaning “male,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix andro- include: androconium, androcracy, androgenous, androgyne, androsterone; -centric is a combining form with the meanings “having a center or centers” of the specifiednumber or kind (polycentric), or “centered upon, focused around” that named by the first element (ethnocentric; heliocentric)