Definition of eccentric Eccentric

/ɪksɛˈntɹɪk/ - [iksentrik] - ec•cen•tric

We found 27 definitions of eccentric from 7 different sources.

What does eccentric mean?

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Noun Plural: eccentrics
eccentric - a person with an unusual or odd personality
		eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek
		unusual person, anomaly (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
		crackpot, nut case, fruitcake, screwball, crank, nut a whimsically eccentric person
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"
		character, type, case
		grownup, adult any mature animal
Adjective
eccentric - not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles"
		nonconcentric
		concentric, concentrical, homocentric having a common center; "concentric rings"
		acentric not centered or having no center
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, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre
		unconventional not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"

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Wiktionary

eccentric (Noun)
One who does not behave like others.
eccentric (Noun)
A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.
eccentric (Noun)
A kook.
eccentric (Adjective)
Not at or in the centre.
eccentric (Adjective)
Not perfectly circular.
eccentric (Adjective)
Having a different center.
eccentric (Adjective)
Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

eccentric (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.
eccentric (a.)
Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses, spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same center; -- opposed to concentric.
eccentric (a.)
Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine.
eccentric (a.)
Not coincident as to motive or end.
eccentric (a.)
Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular; anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct.
eccentric (n.)
A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first.
eccentric (n.)
One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an anomalous or irregular person or thing.
eccentric (n.)
In the Ptolemaic system, the supposed circular orbit of a planet about the earth, but with the earth not in its center.
eccentric (n.)
A circle described about the center of an elliptical orbit, with half the major axis for radius.
eccentric (n.)
A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that the center of the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide. It is used for operating valves in steam engines, and for other purposes. The motion derived is precisely that of a crank having the same throw.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

eccentric
A person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, or behaviour pattern.
eccentric
Deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.
eccentric
Not having a common center.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

eccentric
-al, ek-sen′trik, -al, adj. departing from the centre: not having the same centre as another, said of circles: out of the usual course: not conforming to common rules: odd.—n. Eccen′tric, a circle not having the same centre as another: (mech.) a contrivance for taking an alternating rectilinear motion from a revolving shaft: an eccentric fellow.—adv. Eccen′trically.—n. Eccentric′ity, the distance of the centre of a planet's orbit from the centre of the sun: singularity of conduct: oddness. [Fr.,—Low L. eccentricus—Gr. ek, out of, kentron, centre.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

eccentric
A device applied to the truck wheels of top carriages and beds of mortars in sea-coast artillery to give either rolling or sliding friction at will. The wheels turn on axle-arms which project eccentrically from the ends of an axle passing through both cheeks; when the axle is turned the axle-arms carry the wheels up or down; when at the lowest point the weight of the carriage is borne by the wheels, and the system moves on rolling friction; the wheels are then said to be in gear; when out of gear, or at their highest points, the wheels do not touch the rails or platform plates, but the cheeks rest on them, and the carriage moves upon sliding friction. A similar device is attached to the chassis near the pintle to enable it to be readily traversed when in gear, and give it stability when out of gear.

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eccentric, noun, singular of eccentrics.

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