adjective
- not having the same center, as two circles one inside the other
- not having the axis exactly in the center; off-center: an eccentric wheel
- not exactly circular in shape or motion
- deviating from the norm, as in conduct; odd; unconventional
Origin:
ME eccentrik < ML eccentricus < LL eccentros, out of the center, eccentric < Gr ekkentros < ek-, out of (see ex-) + kentron, center