Definition of central. 1  1 : containing or constituting a center. 2  2 : of primary importance : essential, principal the central character of the novel. 3  3a : situated at, in, or near the center the central part of the stateb : easily accessible from outlying districts a central location for the new theater.
Word forms: plural heights. 1. variable noun. The height of a person or thing is their size or length from the bottom to the top. Her weight is about normal for her height. I am 5'6'' in height. The wave here has a length of 250 feet and a height of 10 feet. He was a man of medium height.
Definition of height. 2a : the distance from the bottom to the top of someone or something standing upright estimating the height of a tree a woman of average height six feet in heightb : the extent of elevation above a level The land reaches a height of 600 feet above sea level. Related to height.