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concentric
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con·cen·tric  (kn-sntrk) also con·cen·tri·cal (-tr-kl)
adj.
Having a common center.

[Middle English concentrik, from Medieval Latin concentricus : Latin com-, com- + Latin centrum, center; see center.]

con·centri·cal·ly adv.
concen·trici·ty (knsn-trs-t) n.

concentric [kənˈsɛntrɪk]
adj
having a common centre concentric circles Compare eccentric [3]
[from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin com- same + centrum centre]
concentrically  adv
concentricity  [ˌkɒnsənˈtrɪsɪtɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.concentric - having a common center; "concentric rings"
nonconcentric, eccentric - not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles"
Translations
concentric [kənˈsentrɪk] ADJconcéntrico

concentric [kənˈsɛntrɪk] adjconcentrique

concentric
adj circleskonzentrisch

concentric [kənˈsɛntrɪk] adjconcentrico/a

concentric
adj concentric [kənˈsentrik]
(of circles) having a common centre. konsentries, gelykmiddelpuntig, eenmiddelpuntig مُتَّحِدُ المَرْكِز، مُتَمَرْكِز концентричен soustředný koncentrisk konzentrisch ομόκεντρος concéntrico kontsentriline هم مرکز samankeskinen concentrique בָּעַל מֶרכָּז מְשׁוּתָף संकेन्‍िद्रत koncentričan koncentrikus konsentris sammiðja concentrico 同心の 동심적인 koncentrinis koncentrisks sepusat concentrisch konsentrisk współśrodkowy concêntrico concentric концентрический sústredný koncentričen koncentričan koncentrisk ที่มีศูนย์กลาง ortak merkezli 同心的 концентричний مشترک مرکز کے دائرے đồng tâm


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A cultured pearl will not show the concentric spheres of a naturally occurring pearl and is usually also not completely solid to the core.
Which is not to suggest that Matter is straight political satire; the Oct may function as a critique of US interventionism but the planet with which they meddle is pure sense-of-wonder sci-fi: a "shellworld" composed of concentric spheres, each inhabited by different races.
With three attributes, radii of concentric spheres with the reference point as center represent the Euclidean Distance Metric.
 
 
 
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