Central - Definition

adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule";
"the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was
fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental
to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal,
central, fundamental, key, primal]
2: in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area;
"a central position" [ant: peripheral]
n 1: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility
where lines from telephones can be connected together to
permit communication [syn: central, telephone exchange,
exchange]