homocentric

[hoh-muh-sen-trik, hom-uh-]

adjective

having a common center; concentric.

diverging from or converging to the same point: homocentric rays.

Also ho·mo·cen·tri·cal.

Origin of homocentric

First recorded in 1615–25; homo- + -centric

Related formsho·mo·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverbho·mo·cen·tric·i·ty

[hoh-moh-sen-tris-i-tee, hom-oh-] /ˌhoʊ moʊ sɛnˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌhɒm oʊ-/, noun

Can be confusedanthropocentric anthropomorphic homocentric

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British Dictionary definitions for homocentric

homocentric

adjective

having the same centre; concentric

Derived Formshomocentrically, adverb

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