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ec•cen•tric /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/USA pronunciation adj.

departing from accepted or customary character;
unconventional;
peculiar;
odd;
strange:eccentric behavior.

n. [countable]

an eccentric person.

ec•cen•tri•cal•ly, adv.

ec•cen•tric (ik sen′trik, ek-),USA pronunciation adj.

deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.;
irregular;
erratic;
peculiar;
odd:eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
Mathematics[Geom.]not having the same center;
not concentric: used esp. of two circles or spheres at least one of which contains the centers of both.
(of an axis, axle, etc.) not situated in the center.
Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]having the axis or support away from the center:an eccentric wheel.
Astronomydeviating from a circular form, as an elliptic orbit.

a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern.
something that is unusual, peculiar, or odd.
Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a device for converting circular motion into rectilinear motion, consisting of a disk fixed somewhat off-center to a revolving shaft, and working freely in a surrounding collar (eccen′tric strap′,) to which a rod (eccen′tric rod′) is attached.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] excentric.

Greek ékkentr(os) out of center (see ec-, center) + Latin -icus -ic
Medieval Latin eccentricus
1350–1400

ec•cen′tri•cal, adj.
ec•cen′tri•cal•ly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

eccentric /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/ adj

deviating or departing from convention, esp in a bizarre manner; irregular or odd
situated away from the centre or the axis
not having a common centre: eccentric circles
Compare concentric
not precisely circularAlso: eccentrical /ɪkˈsɛntrɪkəl/

a person who deviates from normal forms of behaviour, esp in a bizarre manner
a device for converting rotary motion to reciprocating motion

Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros out of centre, from ek- ex-¹ + kentron centreecˈcentrically adv

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