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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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