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eccentricity noun

  /ˌɛk.sɛnˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti/ , [ˌɛk.sənˈtɹɪs.ə.ɾi]
  • The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.
  • (mathematics) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.
  • (astronomy) The eccentricity of the conic section (usually an ellipse) defined by the orbit of a given object around a reference object (such as that of a planet around the sun).
 eccentricità

eccentric noun

  /ɛkˈsɛntɹɪk/ , /ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/
  • One who does not behave like others.
 eccentrico

eccentric adjective

  /ɛkˈsɛntɹɪk/ , /ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/
  • Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
  • Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
  • Having a different center; not concentric.
  • (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).
 eccentrico

eccentrically adverb

  • In an eccentric manner.
 eccentricamente
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