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 complex’s opaque tower is clad in cream-colored concrete panels, stepping rhythmically with protruding windows that drift off-center.
From Los Angeles Times
The simple contour of a chapel, its steeple slightly off-center, stands out from the wall about six inches deep.
From Los Angeles Times
The walls were bare except for a single cheap clock that hung off-center on the wall next to the television, like it was counting down the minutes until you disappeared into a pit of despair.
From Literature
Cave’s grand piano is on the other side, off-center presumably to give him the room he requires.
From Salon
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
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