Definition of eccentricity

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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.

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Excentricity :: Excentricity () Same as Eccentricity.
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.
Eccentricity :: Eccentricity (n.) The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis.
Original :: Original (n.) A person of marked eccentricity.
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..
Idiosyncrasy :: Idiosyncrasy (n.) A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy; eccentricity..
Humorist :: Humorist (n.) One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways..
Whim :: Whim (n.) A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.
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..
Oddness :: Oddness (n.) Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity; uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the oddness of an event..
Infirmity :: Infirmity (a.) A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or defect.
Eccentricity :: Eccentricity (n.) The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity.
Throw :: Throw (n.) The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston..
Fantastic :: Fantastic (a.) Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; oddly shaped; grotesque..
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