centre spread
Noun: 1. The two facing pages in the middle of a magazine or newspaper supplement: A "centre spread" (American English: center spread) refers specifically to the pair of pages that are printed across the centerfold of a publication. These pages form a single, continuous visual area when the publication is opened flat, making them a prominent location for featured photographs, illustrations, or articles.
The term is used to describe the physical location and format of content within a periodical. It emphasizes the visual impact and importance of the material placed there. - The interview with the actor was featured as a centre spread in this month's issue. - For their anniversary edition, the magazine commissioned a stunning photographic centre spread of the city skyline.
- "to get the centre spread": To be granted the prominent position of the centre pages in a publication. This often implies the subject is important or visually striking.
- The fashion designer's new collection was so anticipated that it got the centre spread in all the major magazines.
- Center spread (noun): The American English spelling of "centre spread".
- Centerfold (noun): While often used interchangeably with "centre spread," "centerfold" can specifically refer to a single page that folds out from the center, or more commonly, to the featured model or image on such a spread, especially in certain types of magazines.
- Double-page spread (noun): A more general term for any two facing pages designed as a single unit, which may or may not be at the centre of the publication.
- Middle spread: A less common but direct synonym.
- Central spread: Another descriptive synonym emphasizing location.
- To run as a centre spread: To publish something across the two central pages.
- The newspaper decided to run the infographic as a centre spread for maximum clarity and impact.
- the spread at the center of a magazine