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The combining form -centric is used like a suffix meaning variously “having a center or centers” of the specified number or kind or “centered upon, focused around.” It is often used in a variety of technical and everyday terms.

The form -centric comes from a combination of two combining forms. The first is centr-, meaning “center,” from Latin centrum. The second form is the suffix -ic, from Latin -icus, which has a variety of meanings, including “having some characteristics of.”

One example of a technical term that uses the form -centric is heliocentric, “measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.”

The form helio- means “sun,” from Greek ��������Dz�. The -centric part of the word means “having a center.” Heliocentric literally translates to “having the sun at the center.”

What are some words that use the combining form -centric?

• acrocentric
• androcentric
• dicentric
• egocentric
• ethnocentric
• Eurocentric

What are some other forms that -centric may be commonly confused with?

• -cele
• -cene
• -cephalic
• -etic

The combining form andro- means “male.” With this in mind, what does androcentric literally translate to?