excentric

See also: excèntric

English

Etymology

From ex- +‎ -centric.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈsɛn.tɹɪk/
• Homophone: eccentric
• Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk

Adjective

excentric (comparative more excentric, superlative most excentric)

1. Alternative form of eccentric
2. (botany) One-sided; having the normally central portion not in the true center.

   excentric nucleus

   excentric stalk

   excentric extremities

Noun

excentric (plural excentrics)

1. Alternative form of eccentric (disk or wheel with off-centre axis)

Usage notes

The Oxford Languages dictionary only provides the biological sense and states that “excentric is sometimes confused with eccentric”.

References

• “excentric”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French excentrique.

Adjective

excentric m or n (feminine singular excentrică, masculine plural excentrici, feminine and neuter plural excentrice)

1. eccentric, oddball

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	excentric		excentrică		excentrici	excentrice
	definite	excentricul		excentrica		excentricii	excentricele
genitive- dative	indefinite	excentric		excentrice		excentrici	excentrice
	definite	excentricului		excentricei		excentricilor	excentricelor

Related terms

• excentricitate