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Definition: Control Center |
Control CenterNoun1. The operational center for a group of related activities; "the general in command never left the control center". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Crosswords: Control Center |
| Specialty definitions using "control center": aeromedical evacuation control center, aeromedical evacuation operations officer, air operations center, air surveillance plotting board, airport-control operator, AIR-TRAFFIC-CONTROL SPECIALIST, STATION, AIR-TRAFFIC-CONTROL SPECIALIST, TOWER ♦ CONDUCTOR, ROAD FREIGHT, control and reporting center, control-tower-radio operator ♦ flight-control-tower operator ♦ Jet Propulsion Laboratory ♦ MANAGER, FLIGHT CONTROL ♦ NOCC ♦ peripheral hardware ♦ tactical air controller. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Inside the Test Control Center. Credit: NASA. |  | Nikita Khrushchev at Simferpol Control Center. Credit: NASA. |
 | Satellite Operations Control Center (SOCC) Controller James Budd at TIROS-N Controller's console, from which two operational TIROS-N type spacecraft are controlled. Credit: NOAA in Space. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Paul. In Boston during the first three quarters of 2000, MDMA was the most frequently mentioned drug in telephone calls to the Poison Control Center. (references) | |
Although they are necessary in their own right, genes basically wait inside the cell's nucleus (control center) for other molecules to come along and read their messages. (references) | ||
It is also common in the club scene in Phoenix, Honolulu, and Texas, where it is known as "liquid ecstacy," "somatomax," "scoop," or "grievous bodily harm." In Miami, poison control center calls have reflected problems associated with increased GHB use, including loss of consciousness. (references) | ||
Business | The company reportedly has the largest control center for satellite communications in the country. (references) | |
OmniLink's network control center manages 50 corporate networks, incorporating central call-center and back office operations under one roof. The center was designed around the 911 rescue-center model. (references) | ||
A considerable portion of this satellite could be built in Ukraine, using platforms and control systems designed in Ukraine and the control of the satellite could be handled from the space flight control center in Evpatoria. (references) | ||
Economic History | Syria | In 2000, the Ministry announced a tender for the construction of a $34 million national electricity control center. (references) |
Venezuela | The electricity network, through a distribution system, which is integrated and controlled by a central load control center, serves over 90 percent of the population. (references) | |
Korea | The Environmental Management Corporation, the implementation arm of the MOE, will construct a central TMS control center as well as purchase additional monitoring equipment. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Country | Name |
| Japan | Enviromental Control Center Co., Ltd. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "control center": aeromedical evacuation control center ♦ air control center ♦ air defense control center ♦ air traffic control center ♦ area control center ♦ battery control center ♦ combat aviation control center ♦ integrated mission control center ♦ launch control center ♦ movement control center ♦ tactical air control center. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
poison control center | 215 |
motor control center | 164 |
air traffic control center | 18 |
web cam control center | 10 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "control center"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
French | centre de contrôle (mission control). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | schaltzentrale (nerve center). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vezetési pont (c/c, command post, operations center), irányító pont (c/c). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 戦"航空統制本部 (tactical air control center). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せ"じゅつ"うくうとうせいほ"ぶ (tactical air control center). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ontrolcay entercay centro de controle aéreo (air control center). (various references) centar vazdušnog medicinskog evakuisanja (aeromedical evacuation control center), centar upravljanja taktičke avijacije (tactical air control center), centar upravljanja baterijom (battery control center), nuklearni, biološki, hemijski centar upravljanja. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-l-n-n-o-o-r-r-t-t" | |
-4 letters: concenter, connecter, connector, reconnect, rencontre. | |
-5 letters: concerto, concrete, cretonne, electron, nonelect, rotenone, rottener, trecento. | |
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