ˈsɛn.tɚ ˈsɛn.tə(ɹ) ˈsen.tə(ɹ) ˈsɛn.tɚ hɑːt hɑɹt ˈmɪdəl ˈmɪdəl ˈmɪdəl ˈmɘdɘl an area that is approximately central within some larger region it is in the center of town they ran forward into the heart of the struggle they were in the eye of the storm