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dead centre
(dead cen¦tre)
noun
the exact centre of something:
Kansas, the dead centre of the USA
[
as adverb
]
:
most notebooks have a logo sitting dead centre
the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque.
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