eccentric

[ ik-sen-trik, ek- ]
/ ɪkˈsɛn trɪk, ɛk- /

adjective

noun

Also especially British, ex·cen·tric.

Origin of eccentric

1350–1400; < Medieval Latin eccentricus < Greek ékkentr(os) out of center (see ec-, center) + Latin -icus -ic

SYNONYMS FOR eccentric

1 strange, weird, bizarre.

ANTONYMS FOR eccentric

1 normal, regular, ordinary, customary, conventional.

OTHER WORDS FROM eccentric

Words nearby eccentric

ecb, ecbatana, ecbolic, ecce homo, ecce signum, eccentric, eccentric hypertrophy, eccentric occlusion, eccentricity, eccentrochondroplasia, ecchi

British Dictionary definitions for eccentrical

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 centre eccentric 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, adverb

Word Origin for eccentric

C16: from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros out of centre, from ek- ex- 1 + kentron centre

Medical definitions for eccentrical

eccentric
[ ĭk-sĕn′trĭk, ĕk- ]

adj.

Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.
Situated or proceeding away from the center.

n.

A person of odd or unconventional behavior.

Other words from eccentric

ec′cen•tric′i•ty (ĕk′sĕn-trĭs′ĭ-tē) n.