Definition of eccentric

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Eccentric (n.) A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first.

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Humorist :: Humorist (n.) One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways..
Fantastic :: Fantastic (n.) A person given to fantastic dress, manners, etc.; an eccentric person; a fop..
Eccentricity :: Eccentricity (n.) The distance of the center of figure of a body, as of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the throw..
Sphere :: Sphere (n.) In ancient astronomy, one of the concentric and eccentric revolving spherical transparent shells in which the stars, sun, planets, and moon were supposed to be set, and by which they were carried, in such a manner as to produce their apparent motions..
Eccentricity :: Eccentricity (n.) The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity.
Link :: Link (n.) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (Steam Engine), the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion..
Erratic :: Erratic (n.) One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.
Eccentrical :: Eccentrical (a.) See Eccentric.
Hook :: Hook (n.) See Eccentric, and V-hook..
Excentricity :: Excentricity () Same as Eccentricity.
Eccentrically :: Eccentrically (adv.) In an eccentric manner.
V Hook :: V hook () A gab at the end of an eccentric rod, with long jaws, shaped like the letter V..
Chromatoscope :: Chromatoscope (n.) A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; -- used in studying the scintillation of the stars..
Eccentric :: 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..
Kinky :: Kinky (a.) Queer; eccentric; crotchety.
Idiosyncrasy :: Idiosyncrasy (n.) A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy; eccentricity..
Hobbyhorsical :: Hobbyhorsical (n.) Pertaining to, or having, a hobby or whim; eccentric; whimsical..
Planet :: Planet (n.) A celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system..
Original :: Original (n.) A person of marked eccentricity.
Eccentric :: Eccentric (n.) A circle described about the center of an elliptical orbit, with half the major axis for radius..
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