[ ɪk'sɛntrɪk , ɛk- ]
■ adjective
1》 unconventional and slightly strange.
2》 technical not placed centrally or not having its axis placed centrally.
↘(of an orbit) not circular, especially to a marked degree.
■ noun
1》 an ~ person.
2》 a cam or other part mounted ~ally on a revolving shaft in order to transform rotation into backward-and-forward motion.
Derivatives
~ally adverb
~ity noun ( plural ~ities ).
Origin
ME: via late L. from Gk ekkentros , from ek 'out of' + kentron 'centre'.