Eccentric Definition
ĭk-sĕntrĭk, ĕk-
eccentrics
adjective
Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.
American Heritage
Not having the same center, as two circles one inside the other.
Webster's New World
Not exactly circular in shape or motion.
Webster's New World
Not having the same center.
Eccentric circles.
American Heritage
Not having the axis exactly in the center; off-center.
An eccentric wheel.
Webster's New World
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noun
eccentrics
An odd or unconventional person.
Webster's New World
A disk set off center on a shaft and revolving inside a strap that is attached to one end of a rod, thereby converting the circular motion of the shaft into back-and-forth motion of the rod.
Webster's New World
One who does not behave like others.
Wiktionary
(slang) A kook.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Eccentric
Noun
Singular:
eccentric
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eccentricsOrigin of Eccentric
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Middle English eccentrik planetary orbit of which the earth is not at the center from Medieval Latin eccentricus not having the same center from Greek ekkentros ek- out of ecto– kentron center (from kentein to prick kent- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French excentrique, from Medieval Latin excentricus, from Ancient Greek ἔκκεντρος (ekkentros, “not having the earth as the center of an orbit”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + κέντρον (kentron, “point”)
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