dead center
Precisely the midpoint
Dead center is the exact middle point of something: The dart landed dead center.
In machinery, it refers to positions where a crank and connecting rod are aligned so no rotational force can be applied.
The phrase works as both noun and adverb: She hit the target dead center.
Also spelled dead-center or dead centre.
Rotating shaping machine
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- tailstockLathe component opposite headstock
- workpieceItem under fabrication
- turningAct of rotating
boring · chuck · tolerance · precision · metalworking · carbide · drilling · fixture
With total accuracy
- preciselyIn an exact manner
- squarelyExactly and without evasion
- directlyWithout intermediary steps
- smack-dabExactly in position
right in the middle · spot-on · bang on · plumb · absolutely · direct hit · on the nose · on the button
Shooting with bows
- dartsThrown pointed missiles
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- targetObject of pursuit
- aimPurpose or direction
hit · bulls-eye · dartboard · arrow · crosshairs · sniper · rifle · sights
Exact center between two
- middleCentral point or position
- coreCentral essential portion
- balancedIn a state of equilibrium
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
equilibrium · median · equidistant · centerline · midsection · calibrated · leveled · neutral
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- tailstockLathe component opposite headstock
- workpieceItem under fabrication
turning · boring · chuck · tolerance · precision · metalworking · carbide · drilling · fixture · clamping
exactly
With total accuracy
smack-dab · right in the middle · spot-on · bang on · plumb · absolutely · direct hit · on the nose · on the button
archery
Shooting with bows
- dartsThrown pointed missiles
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- targetObject of pursuit
aim · hit · bulls-eye · dartboard · arrow · crosshairs · sniper · rifle · sights · trajectory
midpoint
Exact center between two
symmetry · equilibrium · median · equidistant · centerline · midsection · calibrated · leveled · neutral · even
- death idiomskick the bucket, six feet under, deadbeat, deadpan, bought the farm
- accuracyaccurate, precise, exact, correct, right
- bullseye phrasesbullseye, nailed it, spot-on, on point, bang on
- Precision phraseson the mark, on target, spot on, bulls-eye, on the nose
- middlemiddle, midpoint, halfway, median, midline
- Shooting termstake aim, fire away, ready aim fire, on target, bulls eye
dead centerwide of the mark
Missing the intended target
off target · way off · miss · nowhere near · off the mark
death, center, deadly, central, concentrate, centered, deaden, centering, centerpiece