Latvian

Riņķa līnijas centrs (1)

Noun

centrs m (1st declension)

1. (mathematics, physics) center (a notable or important point in a mathematical or physical body)

   riņķa līnijas centrs‎ ― circle center

   rotācijas centrs‎ ― rotation center

   simetrijas centrs‎ ― symmetry center

   lodes centrs‎ ― center of a sphere

   elipses centrs‎ ― ellipse center

   smaguma centrs‎ ― center' of gravity

2. center, mid, middle, middle point

   atrasties grupas centrā‎ ― to be located in the center of the group

   centra uzbrucējs‎ ― center forward (football player)

   varavīksnenes centrā atrodas apaļas formas zīlīte‎ ― in the center of the iris is located the round-shaped pupil

3. center (administratively or economically important part of a certain territory)

   republikas centrs‎ ― the center of the Republic

   rajona centrs‎ ― the center of the district

   pilsētas centrs‎ ― city center

   Rīgas centrs‎ ― Riga's center, downtown Riga (also a district of Riga)

   ciemata centrs‎ ― village center

   lauku centrs‎ ― rural center (locality serving a rural area)

   Mārcis gāja uz centru, kur atradās skola, tiesas nams, lielākās mājas‎ ― Mācis went to the (city) center, where a school, a court house and the largest buildings were located

4. center (an important urban area)

   viņi runāja par Brazīliju, kuras lielākos centros Toms bija bijis‎ ― they were talking about Brazil, to whose larger centers Toms had been

5. center (the main or leading part of a system)

   uz vienas no peldošajām bāzēm atrodas kopējais vadošais centrs, kas savukārt apvieno un vada visu zvejas flotiļu darbu‎ ― in one of the floating bases is located the general control center, which unites and manages the work of the whole fishing fleet

6. center (place, institution, organization in which a certain field of activity or its administration is concentrated)

   zinātnes centrs‎ ― scientific center

   mākslas centrs‎ ― arts center

   rūpniecības centrs‎ ― industrial center

   tirdzniecības centrs‎ ― commercial center

   republikas kardioloģiskais centrs‎ ― the Republic's cardiology center

7. (of mental activities) center (the main focus or object)

   būt sarunu centrā‎ ― to be (lit. to be in) the center of the conversation

   atrasties uzmanības centrā‎ ― to be (lit. to be in) the center of attention

8. center (part of the central nervous system that leads and regulates a certain organ or group of organs in the body)

   redzes, dzirdes centrs‎ ― vision, hearing center

   kustību centrs‎ ― motion center

   elpošanas centrs‎ ― respiratory center

   runas centrs‎ ― speech center

   zemgarozas centri‎ ― subcortical centers

9. (politics) center (party, group of parties or political movement that, by their ideas and program, is seen as between the left- and right-wing parties)

   centra koalīcija‎ ― central coalition

   saskaņas centrs‎ ― harmony center (name of a current Latvian political party)

Declension

Synonyms

• vidus

Related terms

• centrāle
• centrāls
• centralizēt, centralizācija, centrālisms
• centrēt
• centrisms, centrists, centriste