excentric

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See also: excèntric

English

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Etymology

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From ex- +‎ -centric.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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excentric (comparative more excentric, superlative most excentric)

  1. Alternative form of eccentric
  2. (botany) One-sided; having the normally central portion not in the true center.
    excentric nucleus
    excentric stalk
    excentric extremities

Noun

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excentric (plural excentrics)

  1. Alternative form of eccentric (disk or wheel with off-centre axis)

Usage notes

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The Oxford Languages dictionary only provides the biological sense and states that “excentric is sometimes confused with eccentric”.

References

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French excentrique.

Adjective

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excentric m or n (feminine singular excentrică, masculine plural excentrici, feminine and neuter plural excentrice)

  1. eccentric, oddball

Declension

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