| 单词 | concentric |
| 释义 | concentric (once / 5019 pages) adj Concentric describes something, like circles, that have a common center. Concentric is from the Latin word concentricus, from com ("together") plus centrum ("center" or "circle"). So, concentric things have a center in common. If you play darts, you aim for the smallest red dot of those colorful concentric circles. Although it's usually used to describe circles, ideas can also be concentric if they have a common point, such as when your dreams revolve around a concentric theme of flying. The opposite word is eccentric ("not having a common center") like that oddball neighbor you have nothing in common with. WORD FAMILYconcentric: concentrical, concentrically, concentricity, nonconcentric USAGE EXAMPLESThen there is the curious kind with concentric fuchsia stripes inside, revealed when the beet is cut horizontally. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) “Listen, this is not Bush 41 or Bush 43 or Mitt Romney. This is a President-elect who gets information directly. He works in concentric circles.” Wall Street Journal(Nov 18, 2016) Many have concentric bands like tree rings, which formed as the crystals grew in an ever-changing bath of liquid magma. Science Magazine(Nov 17, 2016) adj having a common center concentric rings Syn|Ant concentrical, homocentric coaxal, coaxial having a common axis eccentric, nonconcentric not having a common center; not concentric acentricnot centered or having no center off-center, off-centeredsituated away from the center or axis |
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