eccentric

[ ik-sen-trik, ek- ]

/ ɪkˈsɛn trɪk, ɛk- /

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adjective

deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.

Geometry. not having the same center; not concentric: used especially of two circles or spheres at least one of which contains the centers of both.

(of an axis, axle, etc.) not situated in the center.

Machinery. having the axis or support away from the center: an eccentric wheel.

Astronomy. deviating from a circular form, as an elliptic orbit.

noun

a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern.

something that is unusual, peculiar, or odd.

Machinery. a device for converting circular motion into rectilinear motion, consisting of a disk fixed somewhat off-center to a revolving shaft, and working freely in a surrounding collar (eccentric strap), to which a rod (eccentric rod) is attached.

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.

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ANTONYMS FOR eccentric

1 normal, regular, ordinary, customary, conventional.

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OTHER WORDS FROM eccentric

ec·cen·tri·cal, adjective ec·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverb non·ec·cen·tric, adjective non·ec·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverb

un·ec·cen·tric, adjective un·ec·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby eccentric

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

Example sentences from the Web for eccentric

Sometimes I wear my silk pyjamas when I am going for a walk in the mornings, does that make me eccentric?

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Those who have interacted with him describe him as brusque, eccentric, clenched.

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From her eccentric position at Alexandria she could not civilize Europe.

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The Rev. Mr. Blackstone, though an eccentric, is not known to have been an immoral man.

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The valve-rod, in turn, is held to a circular strap which is placed around the eccentric.

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They are cast-iron construction and are driven by an eccentric on the driving-wheel axle (fig. 27).

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British Dictionary definitions for eccentric

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 eccentric

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.

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