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ɪkˈsɛntrɪk,
ɛk-/
adj.
- unconventional and slightly strange.
- technical not placed centrally or not having its axis placed centrally.
▸(of an orbit) not circular, especially to a marked degree.
n.
- an eccentric person.
- a cam or other part mounted eccentrically on a revolving shaft in order to transform rotation into backward-and-forward motion.
Derivative
- eccentrically adv.
- eccentricity n.
(pl. eccentricities)
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Etymology
ME: via late L. from Gk ekkentros, from ek ‘out of’ + kentron ‘centre’.