EXCENTRIC

Etymology

Adjective

excentric (comparative more excentric, superlative most excentric)

Alternative form of eccentric

(botany) One-sided; having the normally central portion not in the true center.

Noun

excentric (plural excentrics)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*cen"tric, Ex*cen"tric*al, a.

1. Same as Eccentric, Eccentrical.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: One-sided; having the normally central portion not in the true center. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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