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eccentricity noun

  /ˌɛk.sɛnˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti/ , [ˌɛk.sənˈtɹɪs.ə.ɾi]
  • (mathematics) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.
 Exzentrizität
  • The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.
 exzentrisches Verhalten

eccentric adjective

  /ɛkˈsɛntɹɪk/ , /ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/
  • (physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
 exzentrisch, schrullig
  • Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
 exzentrisch
  • Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
 exzentrisch, eiernd, elliptisch
  • Having a different center; not concentric.
 außermittig, exzentrisch

eccentric noun

  /ɛkˈsɛntɹɪk/ , /ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/
  • One who does not behave like others.
 Exzentriker, Exzentrikerin, Querulant
  • (engineering) A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.
 Exzenter
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