1The quality or fact of being in the middle of somewhere or something.
1.1The state of being accessible from a variety of places.
he believes that the location's centrality can only be an added advantage for guests
Example sentencesExamples
Geographic centrality in the region and the cities' substantial telecommunications and logistical infrastructure have been most attractive.
The greater absolute centrality of cities in the periphery often derived from changes in the centrality of major European, American, or Asian hubs.
The author estimates indices of centrality for hubs around the world.
In this case, geographic centrality will be outweighed by production costs.
Some places are favored by their centrality, while others are disadvantaged by their comparative isolation.
The motive of this move was Madrid's centrality.
This research evaluates changes in the centrality of hubs in the international airline industry from 1984 to 1996.
We expanded our focus to include their distinctive features—in this case, the particular centrality of the land nexus.
Among these gateways, some places enjoy high levels of centrality and concomitant accessibility.
He chose Munich for its musical quality and European centrality.
2The quality of being essential or of the greatest importance.
the centrality of religion in their lives
the centrality and sovereignty of the state
Example sentencesExamples
The centrality of teenagers in the market for contemporary cinema has been seen by some to disadvantage older adult audiences.
His hostility at least has the virtue of drawing attention to the centrality of law in Dickens's conception of his novel.
The centrality of marriage to a given society and to its sense of well being and solidarity is indicated by the pressure which is exerted on the individual to conform.
It was a dream about the mind's centrality in the created world.
They have shown how fallible is our belief in the centrality of human values.
His top billing is a function of his stature in Japanese cinema, not the centrality of his role in the film.
A noteworthy feature in a number of the religious paintings cited here is the centrality of babies to the subjects portrayed.
The origins of these systems are the fruit of a rationalization proper to the management of European centrality in the world system.
Her novel attests to the centrality of religious symbolism in the formation of ethnic identities.
She traces the dominant themes of traditional gender roles, education, and the centrality of the family in Italian-American women's literature.
Definition of centrality in US English:
centrality
nounsɛnˈtrælədisenˈtralədē
1The quality or fact of being in the middle of somewhere or something.
1.1The state of being accessible from a variety of places.
he believes that the location's centrality can only be an added advantage for guests
Example sentencesExamples
Geographic centrality in the region and the cities' substantial telecommunications and logistical infrastructure have been most attractive.
This research evaluates changes in the centrality of hubs in the international airline industry from 1984 to 1996.
The greater absolute centrality of cities in the periphery often derived from changes in the centrality of major European, American, or Asian hubs.
In this case, geographic centrality will be outweighed by production costs.
Some places are favored by their centrality, while others are disadvantaged by their comparative isolation.
Among these gateways, some places enjoy high levels of centrality and concomitant accessibility.
He chose Munich for its musical quality and European centrality.
The motive of this move was Madrid's centrality.
The author estimates indices of centrality for hubs around the world.
We expanded our focus to include their distinctive features—in this case, the particular centrality of the land nexus.
2The quality of being essential or of the greatest importance.
the centrality of religion in their lives
the centrality and sovereignty of the state
Example sentencesExamples
His top billing is a function of his stature in Japanese cinema, not the centrality of his role in the film.
His hostility at least has the virtue of drawing attention to the centrality of law in Dickens's conception of his novel.
The centrality of teenagers in the market for contemporary cinema has been seen by some to disadvantage older adult audiences.
The centrality of marriage to a given society and to its sense of well being and solidarity is indicated by the pressure which is exerted on the individual to conform.
It was a dream about the mind's centrality in the created world.
Her novel attests to the centrality of religious symbolism in the formation of ethnic identities.
A noteworthy feature in a number of the religious paintings cited here is the centrality of babies to the subjects portrayed.
The origins of these systems are the fruit of a rationalization proper to the management of European centrality in the world system.
She traces the dominant themes of traditional gender roles, education, and the centrality of the family in Italian-American women's literature.
They have shown how fallible is our belief in the centrality of human values.