centrum C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈsɛntrəm/ UK /ˈsɛntrəm/ See IPA manual Freq #132992 Meanings 1 noun the thick central body of a vertebra, to which the vertebral arch and other processes attach The fossil vertebra retained its centrum but had lost most of the neural arch. 2 noun a center or central part, chiefly in learned or technical use The ancient settlement formed the commercial centrum of the region. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the thick central body of a... vertebral body 2 noun · a center or central part,... centercentre Word family Derived forms central Related forms vertebraspineneural arch Etymology Borrowed from Latin centrum ("center"), from Greek kentron ("sharp point, center of a circle"). Anatomy uses it for the central weight-bearing body of a vertebra. Topics The Human Body Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # centrum **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛntrəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛntrəm/ **Frequency rank:** 132992 ## Meanings 1. the thick central body of a vertebra, to which the vertebral arch and other processes attach 2. a center or central part, chiefly in learned or technical use ## Examples - The fossil vertebra retained its centrum but had lost most of the neural arch. - The ancient settlement formed the commercial centrum of the region. ## Synonyms - vertebral body - center - centre ## Derived Forms - central ## Related Forms - vertebra - spine - neural arch ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin centrum ("center"), from Greek kentron ("sharp point, center of a circle"). Anatomy uses it for the central weight-bearing body of a vertebra. ## Topics - The Human Body - Register & Style markdown