eccentricity

ec·cen·tric·i·ty  (ksn-trs-t)

n. pl. ec·cen·tric·i·ties

1.

a. The quality of being eccentric.

b. Deviation from the normal, expected, or established.

2. An example or instance of eccentric behavior.

3. Physics The distance between the center of an eccentric and its axis.

4. Mathematics The ratio of the distance of any point on a conic section from a focus to its distance from the corresponding directrix. This ratio is constant for any particular conic section.

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eccentricity [ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. unconventional or irregular behaviour

2. (Mathematics) deviation from a circular path or orbit

3. (Astronomy) a measure of the noncircularity of an elliptical orbit, the distance between the foci divided by the length of the major axis

4. (Mathematics) Geometry a number that expresses the shape of a conic section: the ratio of the distance of a point on the curve from a fixed point (the focus) to the distance of the point from a fixed line (the directrix)

5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the degree of displacement of the geometric centre of a rotating part from the true centre, esp of the axis of rotation of a wheel or shaft

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eccentricity  (ksn-trs-t)

1. A measure of the deviation of an elliptical path, especially an orbit, from a perfect circle. It is equal to the ratio of the distance between the foci of the ellipse to the length of the major axis of the ellipse (the distance between the two points farthest apart on the ellipse). Eccentricity ranges from zero (for a perfect circle) to values approaching 1 (highly elongated ellipses).

2. The ratio of the distance of any point on a conic section from a focus to its distance from the corresponding directrix. This ratio is constant for any particular conic section.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eccentricity - strange and unconventional behavior strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known oddity, oddness - eccentricity that is not easily explained
	2.	eccentricity - (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity" geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
	3.	eccentricity - a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path circularity, disk shape - the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure concentricity - the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another)

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eccentricity

noun

1. oddity, peculiarity, strangeness, irregularity, weirdness, singularity, oddness, waywardness, nonconformity, capriciousness, unconventionality, queerness (informal), bizarreness, whimsicality, freakishness, outlandishness She is unusual to the point of eccentricity.

2. foible, anomaly, abnormality, quirk, oddity, aberration, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy We all have our little eccentricities.

Translations

eccentricity [ˌeksənˈtrɪsɪtɪ] N → excentricidad f

eccentricity [ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsɪti] n

(= oddness) → excentricité f

(= odd way of behaving) → bizarrerie f

eccentricity

n (all senses) → Exzentrizität f

eccentricity [ˌɛksənˈtrɪsɪtɪ] n → eccentricità f inv

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eccentricity [ˌɛksənˈtrɪsɪtɪ] n → eccentricità f inv