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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Concentric_Circles.svg/220px-Concentric_Circles.svg.png)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English concentrik, from Middle French concentrique, from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + centrum (“circle, center”). Equivalent to con- + -centric.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk
Adjective
[edit]concentric (comparative more concentric, superlative most concentric)
- (geometry) Having a common center.
- 2020 August 26, Tim Dunn, “Great railway bores of our time!”, in Rail, page 45:
- Seven huge concentric semi-circular rings of stone surround the northern end, and quite rightly are Grade 2-listed by conservation body Historic England.
- (physiology) (of a motion) in the direction of contraction of a muscle. (E.g. extension of the lower arm via the elbow joint while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles; closing of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “physiology”): eccentric
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]having a common center
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in the direction of contraction of a muscle
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See also
[edit]concentric on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “concentric”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French concentrique.
Adjective
[edit]concentric m or n (feminine singular concentrică, masculine plural concentrici, feminine and neuter plural concentrice)
Declension
[edit]Declension of concentric
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | concentric | concentrică | concentrici | concentrice | ||
definite | concentricul | concentrica | concentricii | concentricele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | concentric | concentrice | concentrici | concentrice | ||
definite | concentricului | concentricei | concentricilor | concentricelor |
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