Look up: eccentric


  1. eccentric
    Noncircular; elliptical (applied to an orbit).
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  2. eccentric
    Non-circular; elliptical (applied to an orbit).
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  3. Eccentric
    a term used to describe modular cubes in which the pattern on every face is different from the pattern on every other face.
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  4. eccentric
    [adj] - not having a common center 2. [n] - a person with an unusual or odd personality
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  5. Eccentric
    An eliptical (orbit).
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  6. Eccentric
    A circle not having a geometric centre.Also, a device such as a crankshaft or a cam for converting rotary motion to reciprocating motion. See also: Cam.
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/e/c/eccentric/source.html

  7. Eccentric
    Ec·cen'tric adjective [ French excentrique , formerly also spelled eccentrique , from Late Latin eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Greek ...; ... out of + ... center. See Ex- , and Center , and confer Excent...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/5

  8. Eccentric
    Ec·cen'tric noun 1. A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first. 2. One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an anomalous or irregular person or thing. 3. (Astron.) ...
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  9. eccentric
    1. 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. ... 2. Not having the same center; said of circles, ellipses, spheres, etc, which, though coinciding, either in whole o...
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  10. eccentric
    nonconcentric adjective not having a common center; not concentric; `eccentric circles`
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  1. eccentric
    eccentric person noun a person with an unusual or odd personality
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  2. eccentric
    (ek-sen´trik) situated or occurring or proceeding away from a center.
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  3. Eccentric
    • (n.) A circle described about the center of an elliptical orbit, with half the major axis for radius. • (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 purpos...
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  4. Eccentric
    [mechanism] In mechanical engineering, an eccentric is a circular disk (eccentric sheave) solidly fixed to a rotating axle with its centre offset from that of the axle (hence the word "eccentric", out of the centre). It is most often employed in steam engines and used to convert rotary into ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eccentric_(mechanism)

  5. eccentric
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ek-sen′trik Definitions: 1. Abnormal or peculiar in ideas or behavior. 2. Proceeding from a center. Synonyms: peripheral, erratic1
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=27643

  6. ECCENTRIC
    Used when the platters in the hard drive are vertically displaced, compared to original and centred position. This is often the result if a disk has been dropped. See shock damage.
    Found op http://www.glossarycentral.com/data_recovery/eccentric.html

  7. Eccentric
    The condition that exists when a load is applied on a line of action that does not pass through the centroid of the body it is applied to.
    Found op http://www.areforum.org/up/GeneralStructures/JOIST%20AND%20STRUCTURAL%20GLO

  8. eccentric
    A device for converting continuous circular motion into reciprocating rectilinear motion.
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/E/AE_eccentric.html

  9. eccentric
    eccentric, in mechanics, device for changing rotary to back-and-forth motion. A disk is mounted off center on a shaft. One flat, open, circular end of a rod fits around the edge of the disk; the other end is usually attached to a block that slides in a slot. As the shaft rotates the block slides bac...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0816677.html

  10. Eccentric
    off-center, not positioned directly on the central axis
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21767

  11. eccentric
    1) Activist 2) Alternative 3) Avant-garde 4) Bizarre 5) Crank 6) Exceptional 7) Flaky 8) Freakish 9) Freaky 10) Idiosyncratic 11) Irregular 12) Like a three-dollar bill 13) Noncircular 14) Nonconformist...
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