off-center
Americanadjective
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not centered; diverging from the exact center.
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unconventional; eccentric.
off-center characters who disrupt other people's lives.
Etymology
Origin of off-center
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The latter is notable for its off-center, diagonal composition, which creates the illusion that the space of the painting and that of the church are one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Cave’s grand piano is on the other side, off-center presumably to give him the room he requires.
From Salon • May 13, 2025
Physicists can adjust the cylinder’s resonant frequency, trying to match and amplify the tiny radio signal from any axions, by repositioning one or two off-center tuning rods.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024
Scientists have the first direct evidence that the powerful magnetic fields created in off-center collisions of atomic nuclei induce an electric current in "deconfined" nuclear matter.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2024
He had blue eyes and a dimple on his chin, and his nose was just slightly off-center; I thought it made him look even more handsome.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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