"central" meaning in French

See central in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɑ̃.tʁal/ Audio: Fr-central.ogg Forms: centrale [feminine], centraux [masculine, plural], centrales [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin centrālis. By surface analysis, centre + -al. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|centrālis}} Borrowed from Latin centrālis, {{surf|fr|centre|-al}} By surface analysis, centre + -al Head templates: {{fr-adj}} central (feminine centrale, masculine plural centraux, feminine plural centrales)
  1. central Derived forms: banque centrale, chauffage central (english: central heating), Massif central, rond central, système nerveux central, unité centrale, vision centrale Related terms: centrale, centralisateur, centraliser, centralisme, centre [masculine]
    Sense id: en-central-fr-adj-jLYnmo4b Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -al, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 0 4 3 0 4 0 1 0 5 1 3 1 19 18 18 0 0 1 4 13 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 6 3 0 5 0 1 0 5 1 4 1 18 17 17 0 0 1 5 12 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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        {
          "word": "rond central"
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        {
          "word": "système nerveux central"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "rond central"
    },
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