Definition of centring in English:
centring
(US centering)
noun ˈsɛnt(ə)rɪŋˈsɛn(t)ərɪŋ
mass noun1The action or process of placing something in the middle of something else.
Example sentencesExamples
- I love the intensity of a whirlpool's centring of things.
- Once this is done, with appropriate hacks for Internet Explorer (which does not implement minimum and maximum heights), vertical centering is achieved.
- The horizontal centering is not a problem.
Synonyms
focusing, centralization, direction
2Architecture
Framing used to support an arch or dome while it is under construction.
Example sentencesExamples
- Brunelleschi won the contest in 1420 with a proposal to erect the dome without wooden centering.
- The shaping of this sort of centring would probably be done by eye, perhaps with the help of a template and the stone or brick structure laid against it.
- The centring is normally made of wood which was a relatively straightforward structure in a simple arch or vault but with more complex shapes clay or sand bound by a weak lime mortar mix could be used.
Definition of centering in US English:
centering
nounˈsɛn(t)ərɪŋˈsen(t)əriNG
Architecture Framing used to support an arch or dome while it is under construction.
Example sentencesExamples
- The centring is normally made of wood which was a relatively straightforward structure in a simple arch or vault but with more complex shapes clay or sand bound by a weak lime mortar mix could be used.
- The shaping of this sort of centring would probably be done by eye, perhaps with the help of a template and the stone or brick structure laid against it.
- Brunelleschi won the contest in 1420 with a proposal to erect the dome without wooden centering.