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.
2. : a dancer's or an athlete's leap and seeming suspension in the air; also: the ability to achieve an elevation. 3. : an act or instance of elevating. 4. : something that is elevated: as a: an elevated place b: a swelling especially on the skin. 5. : the quality or state of being elevated.efinition of ELEVATION for Kids. 1. : height especially above sea level: altitude. 2. : a raised place (as a hill). 3. : the act of raising: the condition of being raised.