Meanings
noundead centre (plural dead centres)
plural dead centres
- UKalternativeAlternative spelling of dead center.
[…] the cemetery – which people of shattering wit like Sampson never tired of calling ‘the dead centre of town’ […]
1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section III, page 26
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque
Similar
Broader
positionspatial relation
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APA
dead centre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20centre
MLA
“dead centre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20centre. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead centre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20centre.
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