Definition of eccentric

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Eccentric (n.) In the Ptolemaic system, the supposed circular orbit of a planet about the earth, but with the earth not in its center..

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Idiosyncrasy :: Idiosyncrasy (n.) A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy; eccentricity..
Fantastic :: Fantastic (n.) A person given to fantastic dress, manners, etc.; an eccentric person; a fop..
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..
V Hook :: V hook () A gab at the end of an eccentric rod, with long jaws, shaped like the letter V..
Eccentrical :: Eccentrical (a.) See Eccentric.
Eccentricity :: Eccentricity (n.) The ratio of the distance of the center of the orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the orbit.
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..
Flighty :: Flighty (a.) Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disordered fancies and extravagant conduct; volatile; giddy; eccentric; slighty delirious..
Original :: Original (n.) A person of marked eccentricity.
Excentrical :: Excentrical (a.) Same as Eccentric, Eccentrical..
Kinky :: Kinky (a.) Queer; eccentric; crotchety.
Erratic :: Erratic (a.) Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct..
Infirmity :: Infirmity (a.) A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or defect.
Eccentric :: Eccentric (a.) 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..
Eccentric :: Eccentric (a.) 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..
Eccentric :: Eccentric (n.) One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an anomalous or irregular person or thing..
Fantastic :: Fantastic (a.) Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; oddly shaped; grotesque..
Abaxile :: Abaxile (a.) Away from the axis or central line; eccentric.
Eccentric :: Eccentric (n.) In the Ptolemaic system, the supposed circular orbit of a planet about the earth, but with the earth not in its center..
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..
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