centering

Pluralcenterings (some meanings)

1. 1
   move to middleverb

   Present participle of center. Use this form when the action is happening now.

   She is centering the title above the paragraph.

   The crew is centering the heavy door in its frame.

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2. 2
   move to middlenoununcountable

   The act of moving something into the middle, usually before another step is done.

   Like lining up a piece of paper in the middle before you start to write on it.

   The centering of the bowl took only a moment before he started shaping it.

   Good centering makes the next step much easier.

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3. 3
   arch supportnouncountable

   A temporary wooden frame used to hold up an arch or bridge while it is being built.

   Like a stand that holds a model up until the glue dries, then you take it away.

   The builders left the centering in place until the mortar set.

   Each arch needed its own wooden centering during construction.

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