having a center in common: concentric circles
also con·cen′tri·cal
Origin of concentric
Middle English concentrik from Old French concentrique from Medieval Latin concentricus from Classical Latin com-, together + -centricus, -centric
adjective
The definition of concentric is two or more things with a common center.
An example of concentric are the circles of the iris and pupil within an eye.
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concentric
also con·cen·tri·cal
adjective
Having a common center.
Origin of concentric
Middle English concentrik from Medieval Latin concentricus Latin com- com- Latin centrum center ; see center .Related Forms:
- con·cen′tri·cal·ly
adverb
- con′cen·tric′i·ty
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more concentric, superlative most concentric)
- (geometry) Having a common center.
- (physiology) (of a motion) in the direction of contraction of a muscle. (E.g. extension of the lower arm via the elbow joint while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles; closing of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
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concentric - Computer Definition
Coming from the center, or circles within circles. For example, tracks on a hard disk are concentric. Tracks on optical media are concentric or spiral shaped (in a coil) depending on the type.
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Sentence Examples
- "Concentric circles throw off the creatures pursuing us," he reminded her.
- The concentric castle, with its rings of walls, began to displace the old keep and bailey with.
- Sometimes the activity of the successive cambiums simply results in the formation of concentric rings or arcs of secondary xylem and phloem.
- Thus the core of a circle or an ellipse is a concentric circle or ellipse of one quarter the size.
- Capacity of two concentric spheres, of two coaxial cylinders and of two parallel planes.
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WORDS NEAR concentric IN THE DICTIONARY
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