centrality
Being the center
Centrality is the quality of being central—positioned at the middle or core of something.
More often, it describes importance or prominence: the centrality of religion in their lives, the centrality of this issue to the debate.
Something with centrality isn't peripheral or marginal; it's at the heart of things.
Central controlling part
- hubCentral connection point
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- axisRotation reference line
- heartCirculatory system's pump
focal point · nexus · pivot · anchor · locus · midpoint · kernel · node
Quality of mattering
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- relevanceState of mattering here
- criticalityState of utmost importance
- weightMeasure of heaviness
gravity · salience · prominence · preeminence · paramountcy · primacy · indispensability · essentiality
Connection point in networks
- hubCentral connection point
- junctionPoint where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
confluence · vertex · gateway · interchange · terminal · switchboard · router · relay
Vital securing element
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- backboneVertebral column, or courage
pillar · mainstay · foundation · bedrock · anchor · framework · infrastructure · scaffolding
Wealth used for investment
- seat of powerGoverning authority's location
- metropolisLarge important city
- governmentAuthority over a state
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
parliament · statehouse · kremlin · authority · jurisdiction · sovereignty · hegemony · ruling
nucleus
Central controlling part
heart · focal point · nexus · pivot · anchor · locus · midpoint · kernel · node · navel
significance
Quality of mattering
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- relevanceState of mattering here
- criticalityState of utmost importance
weight · gravity · salience · prominence · preeminence · paramountcy · primacy · indispensability · essentiality · consequence
node
Connection point in networks
- hubCentral connection point
- junctionPoint where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
crossroads · confluence · vertex · gateway · interchange · terminal · switchboard · router · relay · trunk line
linchpin
Vital securing element
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- fulcrumLever's balance point
backbone · pillar · mainstay · foundation · bedrock · anchor · framework · infrastructure · scaffolding · load-bearing
capital
Wealth used for investment
- seat of powerGoverning authority's location
- metropolisLarge important city
- governmentAuthority over a state
legislature · parliament · statehouse · kremlin · authority · jurisdiction · sovereignty · hegemony · ruling · governing
- importanceimportance, significance, consequence, weight, gravity
- spatial conceptsspace, depth, location, height, place
- particle physicsquark, quarks, lepton, leptons, boson
- bionetworkscellular network, network hub, node, edge, interactor
- conceptscategorization, typicality, abstraction, generalization, family resemblance
- graph visualizationnode, edge, vertex, graph, link
centralityperiphery
Boundary or outer region
marginality · rim · edge · circumference · boundary
centralitymarginality
State of being sidelined
insignificance · irrelevance · tangentiality · secondariness · unimportance