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; "a central
position" "central heating and air conditioning" [ant: {peripheral}]
3: constituting a center or having controlling authority; where
all the important decisions are made; "the central office
is in Atlanta"; "our central government"; "the central
library" [ant: {local}]
4: 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"
5: centrally located and easy to reach; "the central city has
good bus service"; "the shop has a central location"
n : a telecommunications facility [syn: {telephone exchange}, {exchange}]