ECCEN'TRIC, ECCEN'TRICAL, adjective [Latin eccentricus; ex, from , and centrum, center.] 1. Deviating or departing from the center. 2. In geometry, not having the same center; a term applied to circles and spheres which have not the same center, and consequently are not parallel; in opposition to concentric, having a common center. 3. Not terminating in the same point, nor directed by the same principle. 4. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice or established forms or laws; irregular; anomalous, departing from the usual course; as eccentric conduct; eccentric virtue; an eccentric genius. ECCEN'TRIC, noun A circle not having the same center as another. 1. That which is irregular or anomalous.
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