center

an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center"

a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"

a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"

the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"

(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"

politically moderate persons; centrists

mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"

center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

equally distant from the extremes

of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually