centering : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: centering	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for centering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
centering n the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" Synonym(s): focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" Synonym(s): centering, snap
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Centering \Cen"ter*ing\, n. (Arch.) Same as {Center}, n., 6. [Written also {centring}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or {Centring}.] 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. 2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.