eccentric

eccentric

strange, weird, bizarre; deviating from customs or practice; erratic; peculiar: an eccentric hermit
Not to be confused with:acentric – having no center; not centered

eccentriceccentric circles with the center of each circle marked

ec·cen·tric

E0023300 (ĭk-sĕn′trĭk, ĕk-)adj.1. Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern. See Synonyms at strange.2. Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit.3. a. Not having the same center: eccentric circles.b. Having the axis located elsewhere than at the geometric center.n.1. One that deviates markedly from an established norm, especially a person of odd or unconventional behavior.2. Physics A disk or wheel having its axis of revolution displaced from its center so that it is capable of imparting reciprocating motion.

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[Middle English eccentrik, planetary orbit of which the earth is not at the center, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, not having the same center, from Greek ekkentros : ek-, out of; see ecto- + kentron, center (from kentein, to prick; see kent- in Indo-European roots).]

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ec·cen′tri·cal·ly adv.

eccentric

(ɪkˈsɛntrɪk) adj1. deviating or departing from convention, esp in a bizarre manner; irregular or odd2. (Mathematics) situated away from the centre or the axis3. (Mathematics) not having a common centre: eccentric circles. Compare concentric4. not precisely circular. Also: eccentrical n5. a person who deviates from normal forms of behaviour, esp in a bizarre manner6. (Mechanical Engineering) a device for converting rotary motion to reciprocating motion[C16: from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros out of centre, from ek- ex-¹ + kentron centre] ecˈcentrically adv

ec•cen•tric

(ɪkˈsɛn trɪk, ɛk-)

adj. 1. deviating from the accepted or customary character, practice, etc.; unconventional; peculiar; odd. 2. not having the same center; not concentric: used esp. of two circles or spheres at least one of which contains the centers of both. 3. (of an axis, axle, etc.) not situated in the center. 4. having the axis or support away from the center: an eccentric wheel. 5. Astron. deviating from a circular form, as an elliptic orbit. n. 6. an eccentric person. 7. something that is unusual, peculiar, or odd. 8. a device for converting rotary motion to reciprocating motion, consisting of a disk with an off-center axis of revolution. [1350–1400; < Medieval Latin eccentricus < Greek ékkentr(os) having an eccentric orbit] ec•cen′tri•cal•ly, adv.

eccentric

- First meant "not concentric" as it referred to an orbit in which the Earth was not precisely in the center or straying from a circular path; the area where two circles overlap is the eccentric.See also related terms for orbit.

eccentric

Describes an orbit that deviates from a circular path, such as an elliptical orbit.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eccentric - a person with an unusual or odd personalityeccentric person, oddball, flake, geekunusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusualcrackpot, fruitcake, nut case, screwball, crank, nut - a whimsically eccentric personnutter, wacko, whacko - a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
	2.	eccentric - a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"type, character, caseadult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
Adj.	1.	eccentric - conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"bizarre, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre, freaky, flakey, flaky, freakishunconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"
	2.	eccentric - not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles"nonconcentricconcentric, concentrical, homocentric - having a common center; "concentric rings"

eccentric

adjective1. odd, strange, bizarre, weird, peculiar, abnormal, queer (informal), irregular, uncommon, quirky, out there (slang), singular, unconventional, idiosyncratic, off-the-wall (slang), outlandish, whimsical, rum (Brit. slang), capricious, anomalous, freakish, aberrant, wacko (slang), outré an eccentric character who wears a beret and sunglasses
odd average, normal, regular, ordinary, typical, conventional, straightforward, run-of-the-millnoun1. crank (informal), character (informal), nut (slang), freak (informal), flake (slang, chiefly U.S.), oddity, oddball (informal), loose cannon, nonconformist, wacko (slang), case (informal), screwball (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), card (informal), odd fish (informal), kook (U.S. & Canad. informal), queer fish (Brit. informal), rum customer (Brit. slang), weirdo or weirdie (informal) My other friend was a real English eccentric.

eccentric

adjectiveDeviating from the customary:bizarre, cranky, curious, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unnatural, unusual, weird.Slang: kooky, screwball.British Slang: rum, rummy.nounA person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy:crackpot, crazy, lunatic.Informal: crank, loon, loony.Slang: cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, kook, nut, screwball, weirdie, weirdo.

Translations

古怪的行为古怪的人

eccentric

(ikˈsentrik) adjective (of a person, his behaviour etc) odd; unusual. He is growing more eccentric every day; He had an eccentric habit of collecting stray cats. 古怪的 古怪的 noun an eccentric person. 行為古怪的人 行为古怪的人ecˈcentrically adverb 古怪地 古怪地eccentricity (eksenˈtrisəti) noun oddness of behaviour or an example of this. 古怪 古怪

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