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
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
Which is to say, it's hilarious, horrifying and left off-center enough from 2023's actuality to be off-putting.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023
But they were not attached directly to the spheres, but indirectly, through a kind of off-center wheel.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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