eccentric
adjEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἔκκεντρος (ékkentros)der. Medieval Latin eccentricusder. Middle French excentriquebor. English eccentric From Middle French excentrique, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Ancient Greek ἔκκεντρος (ékkentros, “not having the earth as the center of an orbit”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + κέντρον (kéntron, “point”). Equivalent to ex- + -centric.
- derived from ἔκκεντρος
- derived from eccentricus
- borrowed from excentrique
Definitions
Not at or in the centre
Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
- Strikingly, we see that party births tend systematically to be at policy positions that are significantly more eccentric than those of surviving parties, whatever decision rule these parties use.
Not perfectly circular
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
Having a different center; not concentric.
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Deviating from the norm
Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.
- 1801, Author not named, Fyfield (John), entry in Eccentric Biography; Or, Sketches of Remarkable Characters, Ancient and Modern, page 127, He was a man of a most eccentric turn of mind, and great singularity of conduct.
- There can be no doubt that as a matter of fact a religious life, exclusively pursued, does tend to make the person exceptional and eccentric.
Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from…
Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
Having different goals or motives.
Having or being an oospore with a single large oil globule on one side that displaces…
Having or being an oospore with a single large oil globule on one side that displaces much of the ooplasm and forces the ooplasts to one side.
- Oospores may be centric, subcentric, subeccentric or eccentric. Antheridial branches may or may not be present, and are androgynous, monoclinous, diclinous or hypogynous.
One who does not behave like others.
- A tiny, feisty woman who always spoke her mind, Charlotte was an eccentric in the wonderful way that some women from the last century were natural eccentrics.
- Eccentrics live longer, happier, and healthier lives than conformist normal citizens, according to the neuropsychologist David Weeks.
A kook
A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.
A circle not having the same centre as another.
A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.
An exercise that goes against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle.
- Research tells us that eccentrics, heavy partials, and static exercise may require several days or weeks of recovery time.
The neighborhood
- synonymexcentrical
- synonymodd
- synonymabnormal
- synonymaberrant
- synonymanomalous
- synonymbalmy
- synonymbarmy
- synonymbizarre
- synonymcrackpot
- synonymcranky
- synonymeccentric
- synonymerratic
- antonymconcentricantonym(s) of “against the contraction of a muscle”
- antonymconsistent
- antonymconventional
- antonymmainstream
- antonymnormal
- antonymordinary
- antonymuneccentric
- neighborcentral
- neighborcentric
- neighboreccentricity
- neighborfoible
- neighboridiosyncrasy
- neighborquirk
- neighborinsane
- neighborstrange person
- neighborstrange
- neighborunconventional
- neighboracentric
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at eccentric. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at eccentric. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at eccentric
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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