excentric

See also: excèntric

English

Etymology

ex- + -centric

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛkˈsɛn.tɹɪk/
  • Homophone: eccentric
  • Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk

Adjective

excentric (comparative more excentric, superlative most excentric)

  1. Alternative form of eccentric
  2. (botany) One-sided; having the normally central portion not in the true center.
    excentric nucleus
    excentric stalk
    excentric extremities

Noun

excentric (plural excentrics)

  1. Alternative form of eccentric (disk or wheel with off-centre axis)

Usage notes

The Oxford Languages dictionary only provides the biological sense and states that “excentric is sometimes confused with eccentric”.

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French excentrique.

Adjective

excentric m or n (feminine singular excentrică, masculine plural excentrici, feminine and neuter plural excentrice)

  1. eccentric, oddball

Declension

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