What does Eccentric mean?

Definitions for Eccentric
ɪkˈsɛn trɪk, ɛk-ec·cen·tric

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geeknoun

    a person with an unusual or odd personality

  2. character, eccentric, type, caseadjective

    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"

  3. bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outreadjective

    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"

  4. eccentric, nonconcentricadjective

    not having a common center; not concentric

    "eccentric circles"

Wiktionary

  1. eccentricnoun

    One who does not behave like others.

  2. eccentricnoun

    A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.

  3. eccentricnoun

    A kook.

  4. eccentricadjective

    not at or in the centre.

  5. eccentricadjective

    not perfectly circular.

    an eccentric or elliptical orbit

  6. eccentricadjective

    having a different center.

  7. eccentricadjective

    deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently.

    "The recluse has become really eccentric over the years."

  8. eccentricadjective

    against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle. (E.g. 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).

    Antonym: concentric. Both concentric and eccentric are collectively referred to as isotonic, the antonym of which is isometric.

  9. Etymology: From eccentricus, from ἔκκεντρος, from ἐκ + κέντρον

ChatGPT

  1. eccentric

    Eccentric refers to someone or something that is unconventional, unusual, odd or deviant from the norm in behavior, appearance, or manner. It is often used to describe a person with unique or slightly strange habits, beliefs or hobbies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eccentricadjective

    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

  2. Eccentricadjective

    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

  3. Eccentricadjective

    pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine

  4. Eccentricadjective

    not coincident as to motive or end

  5. Eccentricadjective

    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

  6. Eccentricnoun

    a circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first

  7. Eccentricnoun

    one who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an anomalous or irregular person or thing

  8. Eccentricnoun

    in the Ptolemaic system, the supposed circular orbit of a planet about the earth, but with the earth not in its center

  9. Eccentricnoun

    a circle described about the center of an elliptical orbit, with half the major axis for radius

  10. Eccentricnoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Eccentric

    In mechanical engineering, an eccentric is a circular disk solidly fixed to a rotating axle with its centre offset from that of the axle. It is most often employed in steam engines and used to convert rotary into linear reciprocating motion in order to drive a sliding valve or a pump ram. In order to do so an eccentric usually has a groove at its circumference around which is closely fitted a circular collar attached to which an eccentric rod is suspended in such a way that its other end can impart the required reciprocating motion. A return crank fulfils the same function except that it can only work at the end of an axle or on the outside of a wheel whereas an eccentric can also be fitted to the body of the axle between the wheels. Unlike a cam, which also converts rotary into linear motion at almost any rate of acceleration and deceleration, an eccentric or return crank can only impart simple harmonic motion.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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 Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Eccentric in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Eccentric in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Eccentric in a Sentence

  1. Judith Zackson:

    Eccentric individuals see challenges and solutions from unexpected angles, and their weird thinking allows them to come up with innovative and imaginative solutions, by choosing to march to your own beat, you can access your creativity, curiosity, happiness and make a difference in the world.

  2. Henry Steele Commager:

    A free society cherishes nonconformity. It knows from the non-conformist, from the eccentric, have come many of the great ideas.

  3. Tom Segev:

    I don't expect many Israelis to stream out on to the streets and greet the car of Prince William. He will be treated as some celebrity of course, obviously, maybe some exotic eccentric curiosity.

  4. Andy Duncan:

    I have always had a soft spot for eccentrics, and I have worked long and hard to be eccentric Andy Duncan, with The Results.

  5. Scott Free:

    He was kind of fringe, he had no job and lived on the margins. He was eccentric. A vacation seemed very implausible.

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Translations for Eccentric

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  • غريبة الاطوارArabic
  • ексцентрик, чудат, чудак, ексцентриченBulgarian
  • excèntricCatalan, Valencian
  • výstředníCzech
  • schrullig, eiernd, elliptisch, Exzentrikerin, Exzentriker, Querulant, außermittig, exzentrischGerman
  • excéntricoSpanish
  • عجیب و غریبPersian
  • omalaatuinen, eksentrikko, eksentrinen, epäkeskoFinnish
  • excentriqueFrench
  • különcHungarian
  • eccentricoItalian
  • 変人, 偏心したJapanese
  • 별난Korean
  • korokē, hārakirakiMāori
  • afwijkend, excentriekeling, excentrisch, buitenissig, excentriekDutch
  • ekscentryczki, ekscentryczni, ekscentryczny, ekscentryczne, ekscentrycy, ekscentryczka, ekscentryk, ekscentrycznaPolish
  • excêntrico, excêntricas, excêntrica, excêntricosPortuguese
  • excentricRomanian
  • эксцентричный, эксцентрический, чуда́к, эксце́нтрикRussian
  • неуравнотежен, ексцентрик, ексцентричан, ekscentričan, neuravnotežen, ekscentrik, čudak, чудакSerbo-Croatian
  • excentrisk, avvikande, excentrikerSwedish
  • zibidiTurkish
  • ЕксцентричнийUkrainian
  • 偏心Chinese

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