释义 |
cen·trum \ˈsen.trəm\ noun (plural centrums \-rəmz\ ; or cen·tra \-rə\) Etymology: Latin — more at center 1. : the body of a vertebra 2. a. : the central air space in hollow-stemmed plants especially of the horsetails (genus Equisetum) b. in fungi : the tissue within the hard rind of many perithecia including the asci — called also core 3. : centrosome 4. : the point, line, or place within the earth from which an earthquake wave is propagated |