concentric
adjective
having a common center, as circles or spheres.
concentrically
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a word derived from
concentric.
Example Sentences
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An enormous wheel of brie baked atop a fanned-out "circle" of sliced apple stacked concentrically is a surefire hit.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2022
Most remarkably, it spread out almost concentrically over a distance of about 130km from the volcano, creating a plume with a 260km diameter, before it was distorted by the wind.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 18, 2022
Plot moves concentrically, the stories like rings radiating from a drop of rain.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2018
When they relax, the sphincters’ concentrically arranged bundles of muscle fibers increase the size of the opening, and when they contract, the size of the opening shrinks to the point of closure.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Pileus thin, convex, then expanded or slightly depressed; dingy-white, cracked in areas or concentrically rivulose, sometimes obscurely zonate; odor farinaceous, taste bitter.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
