eccentric
Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
Other meanings
Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
“As of 2008, Margaret had the most eccentric orbit of any moon in the solar system, though Nereid's mean eccentricity is greater.”
Having a different center; not concentric.
Related words
- eccentricate
- eccentrize
- isoeccentric
- photoeccentric
- uneccentric
- eccentrically
- eccentric abstraction
- eccentric anomaly
- eccentric contraction
- eccentric flint
- eccentric hypertrophy
- eccentric kangaroo unicycle
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἔκκεντρος" (not having the earth as the center of an orbit).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “eccentric” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.