liminocentric

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/ˈlɪmɪnəʊˌsɛntɹɪk/

adjective

Having an edge or border which is simultaneously a centre, or internal areas that are indistinguishable from boundary areas.

“The torus is a liminocentric composition.”

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectiveliminocentric (comparative more liminocentric, superlative most liminocentric)

comparative more liminocentric · superlative most liminocentric

  1. Having an edge or border which is simultaneously a centre, or internal areas that are indistinguishable from boundary areas.

    The torus is a liminocentric composition.

  2. Having an identity between the very small and very large such that both are equivalent or indistinguishable.

    According to some versions of string theory, the universe displays a fractal-like identity between its scale extremities (the astronomically large and subatomically small), indicating a liminocentric structure.

  3. Arranged such that the centre simultaneously encompasses external elements while remaining located within them.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:liminocentric.

    1 more example

    Her analysis proposes a liminocentric chain of cause and effect, like a recursive set of Chinese boxes where the innermost box paradoxically contains the outermost.

Origin

Coined from Latin limen ‘threshold’ + -centric.

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Cite this entry
APA

liminocentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liminocentric

MLA

“liminocentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liminocentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liminocentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liminocentric.

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