n. (brit. Centreboard) board lowered through a boat's keel to prevent leeway.
CENTREBOARD
n. (us centerboard) board lowered through a boat's keel to prevent leeway.
CENTREPIECE
n. - ornament for the middle of a table.
- principal item.
CENTRIFUGAL
adj. Moving or tending to move from a centre. centrifugally adv. [from *centre, latin fugio flee]
- force n. Apparent force that acts outwards on a body moving about a centre.
CENTRIPETAL
adj. Moving or tending to move towards a centre. centripetally adv. [latin peto seek]
- force n. Force acting on a body causing it to move towards a centre.
CEREBRATION
n. Working of the brain.
CEREMONIOUS
adj. Fond of or characterized by ceremony; formal. ceremoniously adv.
CERTIFIABLE
adj. - able or needing to be certified.
- colloq. Insane.
CERTIFICATE
of secondary education n. Hist. Secondary-school leaving examination in england, wales, and northern ireland.
- —n. Formal document attesting a fact, esp. Birth, marriage, or death, a medical condition, or a qualification. —v. (-ting) (esp. As certificated adj.) Provide with, license, or attest by a certificate. certification n. [latin: related to *certify]
CHAFINGDISH
n. Vessel in which food is cooked or kept warm at table.
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