eccentric

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Synonyms: ecocentric, excentric, egocentric, acentric, centric, bicentric, eccentrics, geocentric, exocentric, dicentric, -centric

Antonyms: ecocentric, excentric, egocentric, acentric, centric, bicentric, eccentrics, geocentric, exocentric, dicentric, -centric

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Adjective

1. Not at or in the [[centre]]; away from the centre.
2. Not [[perfectly]] [[circular]]; [[elliptical]].
3. Having a different center; not [[concentric]].
4. {{lb|en|figurative}} Of a person, [[deviating]] from the [[norm]]; behaving unexpectedly or differently; [[unconventional]] and slightly [[strange]].
5. {{lb|en|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).
6. {{lb|en|figurative}} Having different [[goal]]s or [[motive]]s.
7. {{lb|en|mycology}} Having or being an [[oospore]] with a single large oil globule on one side that displaces much of the [[ooplasm]] and forces the [[ooplast]]s to one side.

Noun

1. One who does not [[behave]] like others.
2. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[kook]]; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.
3. {{lb|en|geometry|astronomy}} A [[circle]] not having the same centre as another.
4. {{lb|en|engineering}} A [[disk]] or [[wheel]] with its [[axis]] off centre, giving a [[reciprocating]] [[motion]].
5. {{lb|en|physiology}} An exercise that goes against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle.

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