central vs circumstantial

central

adj
  • Being very important, or key to something. 

  • Having or containing the centre of something. 

  • Being in the centre. 

  • Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs. 

noun
  • centre 

circumstantial

adj
  • Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential. 

  • Suggesting guilt, but not proving it conclusively. 

  • Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular. 

  • Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial. 

noun
  • Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance. 

How often have the words central and circumstantial occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )