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.
Heighth is a colloquial variant of height formed by analogy with similar measurement terms such as length, breadth, width, and depth, which end in th. Heighth might be considered incorrect in formal writing, and no dictionaries that we know of list it as a living word. Its use is a common peeve among people who consider themselves careful users of English. But those who are peeved by heighth should go easier on it. It is not just a new colloquialism.