( a. )
Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or from true circular motion.
( a. )
Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or from true circular motion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012