Meaning

In the exact center.

Definitions by Sense

1. In the exact center
2. In the exact center.
3. The exact center
4. (engineering) Alternative form of dead center.
5. To hit or place in the exact center.

Example Sentences

These curves represent approximate insertion conditions for lunar impact trajectories designed to intersect the center of the moon (dead-center hit).

With a Dragunov, I can hit any target dead-center at a distanceof two hundred meters.

Think of it this way: There's no musical listening experience quite like sitting dead-center in an acoustically perfect concert hall.

The snack bar itself had beautiful light-grained Formica counters, and there was a giant popcorn machine placed dead-center as a focal point, like a “Holy Grail” of snacks for all to see.

All four of you are assuming that I've dead-centered the target . I thought probably I was right, but since I couldn't find any Eich traces, I expected a lot of argument.

At over a hundred knots, Archie slid the Hawk forward and dead-centered the basket with the probe on his first try.

He had looked backward longer than he realized and neatly dead-centered the lone but firm sapling.

Sometimes I'd like to half-brain the old buzzard, but everything he has said so far has dead-centered the beam.

Word Forms

• dead center
• deadcenter
• dead-centers
• dead-centering
• dead-centered

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When Should You Use Dead-center?

Use dead-center when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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