Definitions of central

1. Alt. of Centrale

2. Centrally.

3. serving as an essential component; " a cardinal rule"; " the central cause of the problem"; " an example that was fundamental to the argument"; " computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

4. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; " a central position"; " central heating and air conditioning"

5. centrally located and easy to reach; " the central city has good bus service"; " the shop has a central location"

6. Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points.

7. Relating to, or situated in, the middle; chief; leading.

8. Relating to the centre; in the centre.

9. Of or pertaining to or acting from the center; chief.

10. Situated in the centre; pert, a vertebral centrum.