1. Having different centres; said of rays that do not meet at a common focus. ... Compare: homocentric. ... Synonym: allocentric. ... Origin: hetero-+ G. Kentron, centre ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: het′ĕr-ō-sen′trik Definitions: 1. Having different centers; said of rays that do not meet at a common focus. Synonyms: allocentric