Center
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area. To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes. To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of, at, or related to a center.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges. The point on a line that is midway between the ends. The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference of the circle. The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the surface of the sphere. The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume). A place where some function or activity occurs. A topic that is particularly important in a given context. The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket. The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs. The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
Example sentence: I was born into a Christian family and brought up in a Lutheran church. My faith has been the center point of my life, really, since I was a child, but at 16 years of age, I fully surrendered my life over to Christ. At that point, as a teenager, I began to grasp the concept of Christ's true love and forgiveness.
Midpoint
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A point equidistant between two extremes.A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length.