eccentric
21eccentric — ec•cen•tric [[t]ɪkˈsɛn trɪk, ɛk [/t]] adj. 1) deviating from the accepted or customary character, practice, etc.; unconventional; peculiar; odd 2) math. not having the same center; not concentric: used esp. of two circles or spheres at least one… …
22eccentric — 1. adjective /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk,ɛkˈsɛntrɪk/ a) not at or in the centre. an eccentric or elliptical orbit b) not perfectly circular. The recluse has become really eccentric over the years …
23eccentric — 1. Abnormal or peculiar in ideas or behavior. SYN: erratic (1). 2. Proceeding from a center. Cf.:centrifugal (2). 3. SYN: peripheral. [G. ek, out, + kentron, center] * * * ec·cen·tric ik sen trik, ek adj deviating from an established pattern or… …
24eccentric — Literally, not having the same center, and figuratively, departing from the typical or established norm or pattern. A person who deviates markedly from an established norm, especially one exhibiting odd or unconventional behavior off center.… …
25eccentric — 1. adjective eccentric behavior Syn: unconventional, uncommon, abnormal, irregular, aberrant, anomalous, odd, queer, strange, peculiar, weird, bizarre, outlandish, freakish, extraordinary; idiosyncratic, quirky, nonconformist …
26eccentric — 1. adjective eccentric behaviour Syn: unconventional, abnormal, anomalous, odd, strange, peculiar, weird, bizarre, outlandish, idiosyncratic, quirky; informal oddball, kooky, cranky Ant: conventional 2. noun …
27eccentric — [1] Two circles, one within the other, neither sharing the same center, i.e., they are off center. [2] A protrusion on a shaft that rubs against or is connected to another part, such as a cam on a camshaft. [3] A part transmitting an eccentric… …
28eccentric — adj. & n. adj. 1 odd or capricious in behaviour or appearance; whimsical. 2 a not placed, not having its axis etc. placed centrally. b (often foll. by to) (of a circle) not concentric (to another). c (of an orbit) not circular. n. 1 an eccentric… …
29eccentric — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. elliptic[al], parabolic, hyperbolic; irregular, deviating; peculiar, queer, odd, strange, bizarre, singular; erratic, cranky, abnormal. See irregularity, folly, insanity, unconformity, rotundity.Ant …
30eccentric — severely ill mentally Literally, not moving on a centrally placed axis, whence, of human behaviour, whimsical or unusual: The poor man is crazy, the rich man is eccentric, (old saw quoted in Sanders, 1977) …
