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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
Adjective
having the same centre: concentric circles [Latin com- same + centrum centre]
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"
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concentric [kənˈsɛntrɪk] adjconcéntrico
concentric [kɔnˈsɛntrɪk] adjconcentrique
concentric [kɔnˈsɛntrɪk] adjkonzentrisch
concentric [kɔnˈsɛntrɪk] adjconcentrico/a

concentric
adj concentric [kənˈsentrik]
(of circles) having a common centre. konsentries, gelykmiddelpuntig, eenmiddelpuntigمُتَّحِدُ المَرْكِز، مُتَمَرْكِزконцентриченsoustřednýkoncentriskkonzentrischομόκεντροςconcéntricokontsentrilineهم مرکزsamankeskinenconcentriqueבָּעַל מֶרכָּז מְשׁוּתָףसंकेन्‍िद्रतkoncentričankoncentrikuskonsentrissammiðjaconcentrico同心の(원·구가) 동일한 중심을 가진koncentriniskoncentriskssepusatconcentrischkonsentriskwspółśrodkowyconcêntricoconcentricконцентрическийsústrednýkoncentričenkoncentričankoncentriskที่มีศูนย์กลางortak merkezli同心的концентричнийمشترک مرکز کے دائرےđồng tâm

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Towards the stern of the boat it is spirally coiled away in the tub, not like the worm-pipe of a still though, but so as to form one round, cheese-shaped mass of densely bedded sheaves, or layers of concentric spiralizations, without any hollow but the heart, or minute vertical tube formed at the axis of the cheese.
This fellow Worth has got hold of some system of concentric lenses, with extraordinary reflectors which enable him to see distinctly at least thirty feet under water.
Another phenomenon would now have passed before the observer's eye, and the molecules situated on the plane of the equator, escaping like a stone from a sling of which the cord had suddenly snapped, would have formed around the sun sundry concentric rings resembling that of Saturn.
 
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