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| ec·cen·tric [ ik séntrik, ek séntrik ] |
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1. unconventional: unconventional, especially in a whimsical way
  an eccentric mode of dress
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2. technology away from center: away from the center or axis
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3. mathematics having different centers: describes circles with different centers
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4. astronomy elliptical: describes an orbit that is elliptical rather than circular
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noun (plural ec·cen·trics) |
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1. unconventional person: an unconventional person who has unusual habits
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2. mechanical engineering mechanical device: a mechanical device with an off-center axis of revolution that converts the rotary motion of one component of a mechanism to reciprocating motion in another
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| [Mid-16th century. < late Latin eccentricus< Greek ekkentros "out of center" < kentron (see center)] |
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| ec·cen·tri·cal·ly adverb |
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