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)

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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