dead center
English
Alternative forms
- dead-center
- (UK) dead centre, dead-centre
Etymology
Originally a variant of earlier dead-point.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
dead center (plural dead centers) (American spelling)
- Synonym of dead point: the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod.
- A nonrevolving center in a lathe.
- (idiomatic) The exact center.
- 1894, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill, the Dead-Center Shot
Synonyms
- (exact center): bullseye
Derived terms
Translations
position of the crank of a piston when it is in line with the connecting rod
idiomatic: precise center
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Anagrams
References
- “dead-ˌcentre | dead-ˌcenter, n.”, in OED Online
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