centric

adjective

1. pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
2. Anatomy, Physiology. pertaining to or originating at a nerve center.

1. a combining form with the meanings “having a center or centers” of the specified number or kind (polycentric); “centered upon, focused around” that named by the first element (ethnocentric; heliocentric).

adjective

1. being central or having a centre
2. relating to or originating at a nerve centre
3. botany
   1. Also: concentric(of vascular bundles) having one type of tissue completely surrounding the other
   2. (of leaves, such as those of the onion) cylindrical

suffix forming adjectives

1. having a centre as specifiedheliocentric

word-forming element meaning “having a center (of a certain kind); centered on,” from Greek kentrikos “pertaining to a center,” from kentron (see center (n.)).

adj.

1. Situated at or near the center; central.

suff.

1. Having a specified kind or number of centers:polycentric
2. Having a specified object as the center:egocentric.