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eccentric
[ ik-sen-trik, ek- ]
adjective
- deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd:
eccentric conduct;
an eccentric person.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: , , , ,
- 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 tsٰ, to which a rod trǻ is attached.
eccentric
/ ɪˈɛԳٰɪ /
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 Compare concentric
eccentric circles
- 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
- ˈԳٰ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·t· adjective
- ·t··ly adverb
- ԴDze·t adjective
- non·t··ly adverb
- ܲe·t adjective
- un·t··ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of eccentric1
Word History and Origins
Origin of eccentric1
Example Sentences
This year's inductees were revealed live on American Idol, with the UK represented by hard rock band Bad Company and gravel-voiced eccentric Joe Cocker, 11 years after his death from lung cancer.
The show is an eccentric wallow through the morgue of history.
Here, he’s done that in the most Cronenbergian of ways, honing in on eccentric characters who feel their emotions with their entire bodies.
Conan Doyle: creator of Sherlock Holmes and by extension all subsequent super sleuths with an eccentric character, eagle eye for detail, encyclopedic knowledge of unexpectedly useful trivia and the brain of a UNIVAC.
For a good while, the breezy chuckles in “Sacramento” stem from the eccentric clash of priorities and temperaments of a certain kind of limbo male whose sociability skills have soured.
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