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eccentricity noun

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

eccentrically

эксцентрично

eccentric adjective

  /ɛkˈsɛntɹɪk/ , /ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/
  • Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
 эксцентри́ческий
  • (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).
 эксцентри́чный

eccentric noun

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