Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Central \Cen"tral\, a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F.
   central. See {Center}.]
   Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or
   middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts
   near the center

Central \Cen"tral\, Centrale \Cen*tra"le\, n. [NL. centrale, fr.
   L. centralis.] (Anat.)
   The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or
   tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the
   navicular.

Source : WordNet®

central
     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},
             {fundamental}, {key}, {primal}]
     2: in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner
        area; "a central position"; "central heating and air
        conditioning" [ant: {peripheral}]
     3: used in the description of a place that in the middle of
        another place; "the people of Central and Northern
        Europe"; "country in central Africa"
     4: centrally located and easy to reach; "the central city has
        good bus service"; "the shop has a central location"

central
     n : a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility
         where lines from telephones can be connected together to
         permit communication [syn: {telephone exchange}, {exchange}]