ECCENTRIC


Meaning of ECCENTRIC in English

[ 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'.

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