-centric

/ˈsɛntrɪk/

suffix

Having a specified number of centres.

OriginAncient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *kéntron ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Having a specified number of centres.
  2. Having a specified object at the centre, or as the focus of attention.

    Decades of road-centric planning and policies have tilted the playing field strongly against public transport use.

    2021 November 17, Anthony Lambert, “How do we grow the leisure market?”, in RAIL, number 944, page 34
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    When the staccato, Neptunes-ian single “Boyfriend” was released in March, musical prognosticators were quick to peg the album it portended, Believe, as Justin Bieber’s Justified, a grown-and-sexy, R&B-centric departure that evolved millennial teenybopper Justin Timberlake into one of the unifying pop-music figures of the aughts.

    2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  4. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  5. Ancient Greekκεντρικός (kentrikós)
  6. English-centric

Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós, “central”). Cognate with Bengali -কেন্দ্রিক (-kendrik)

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Translations

Afrikaans -sentries
  • -sentrieshaving a specified object at the centre
Basque -zentriko
  • -zentrikohaving a specified object at the centre
Bulgarian -центри́чен
  • -центри́чен (-centríčen)having a specified object at the centre
Catalan -cèntric
  • -cèntrichaving a specified object at the centre
Czech -centrický
  • -centrickýhaving a specified object at the centre
Danish -centrisk
  • -centriskhaving a specified object at the centre
Dutch -centrisch
  • -centrischhaving a specified object at the centre
Esperanto -centra
  • -centrahaving a specified object at the centre
Estonian -tsentriline
  • -tsentrilinehaving a specified object at the centre
Finnish -sentrinen
  • -sentrinenhaving a specified object at the centre
French -centrique
  • -centriquehaving a specified object at the centre
German -zentrisch, -zentrisch
  • -zentrischhaving a specified number of centres
  • -zentrischhaving a specified object at the centre
Greek -κεντρικός
  • -κεντρικός (-kentrikós)having a specified object at the centre
Hebrew ־צֶנְטְרִי
  • ־צֶנְטְרִיhaving a specified object at the centre
Hungarian -centrikus, -középpontú
  • -centrikushaving a specified number of centres
  • -középpontúhaving a specified number of centres
  • -centrikushaving a specified object at the centre
  • -központúhaving a specified object at the centre
Indonesian -sentris, -sentris
  • -sentrishaving a specified number of centres
  • -sentrishaving a specified object at the centre
Italian -centrico
  • -centricohaving a specified object at the centre
Latin -centricus
  • -centricushaving a specified object at the centre
Latvian -centrisks
  • -centriskshaving a specified object at the centre
Lithuanian -centrinis, -centriškas
  • -centrinishaving a specified object at the centre
  • -centriškashaving a specified object at the centre
Norwegian Bokmål -sentrisk
  • -sentriskhaving a specified object at the centre
Polish -centryczny, -centryczny
  • -centrycznyhaving a specified number of centres
  • -centrycznyhaving a specified object at the centre
Portuguese -cêntrico
  • -cêntricohaving a specified object at the centre
Romanian -centric, -чентрик
  • -centrichaving a specified object at the centre
  • -чентрик (-centric)having a specified object at the centre
Russian -центри́ческий
  • -центри́ческий (-centríčeskij)having a specified object at the centre
Slovak -centrický
  • -centrickýhaving a specified object at the centre
Spanish -céntrico
  • -céntricohaving a specified object at the centre
Swedish -centrisk
  • -centriskhaving a specified object at the centre
Tagalog -sentriko
  • -sentrikohaving a specified object at the centre
Turkish -santrik, -sentrik
  • -santrikhaving a specified object at the centre
  • -sentrikhaving a specified object at the centre
Ukrainian -центри́чний
  • -центри́чний (-centrýčnyj)having a specified object at the centre
Yiddish ־צענטריש
  • ־צענטריש (-tsentrish)having a specified object at the centre
Cite this entry
APA

-centric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-centric

MLA

“-centric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-centric. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-centric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-centric.

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