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Eccentric

/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/

One who does not behave like others.

📖 Definitions of "Eccentric"

noun
  1. 1

    One who does not behave like others.

  2. 2

    A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.

  3. 3

    A circle not having the same centre as another.

  4. 4

    A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.

adjective
  1. 1

    Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.

  2. 2

    Not perfectly circular; elliptical.

    "As of 2008, Margaret had the most eccentric orbit of any moon in the solar system, though Nereid's mean eccentricity is greater."

  3. 3

    Having a different center; not concentric.

  4. 4

    (of a person) Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.

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