- one of a race of creatures having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- the constellation Centaurus.
- a skillful horseman or horsewoman.
- a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes.
- one of a race of creatures with the head, arms, and torso of a man, and the lower body and legs of a horse
