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eccentric
[ ik-sen-trik, ek- ]
/ ɪkˈsɛn trɪk, ɛk- /
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adjective
noun
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Also especially British, ex·cen·tric .
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Words nearby eccentric
ecaudate, ECB, Ecbatana, ecbolic, ecce homo, eccentric, eccentricity, ecce signum, ecchi, ecchymosis, eccl.
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British Dictionary definitions for eccentric
eccentric
/ (ɪkˈsɛntrɪk) /
adjective
deviating or departing from convention, esp in a bizarre manner; irregular or odd
situated away from the centre or the axis
not having a common centreeccentric circles Compare concentric
not precisely circular
noun
a person who deviates from normal forms of behaviour, esp in a bizarre manner
a device for converting rotary motion to reciprocating motion
Derived forms of eccentric
eccentrically, adverbWord Origin for eccentric
C16: from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros out of centre, from ek- ex- 1 + kentron centre
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