Eccentricity

What do we mean by eccentricity?

The quality of being eccentric. noun

Deviation from the normal, expected, or established. noun

An example or instance of eccentric behavior. noun

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

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. noun

Deviation from a center; the state of a circle with reference to its center not coinciding with that of another circle. noun

In geometry and astronomy, the distance between the foci of a conic divided by the transverse diameter. The eccentricity of the earth's orbit is .01677, or about . noun

In ancient astronomy, the distance of the center of the equant from the earth. noun

Departure or deviation from that which is stated, regular, or usual; oddity; whimsicalness: as, the eccentricity of a man's genius or conduct. noun

An eccentric action or characteristic; a striking peculiarity of character or conduct. noun

Also excentricity in the literal uses. noun

The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity. noun

The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis. noun

The ratio of the distance of the center of the orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the orbit. noun

The distance of the center of figure of a body, as of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the throw. noun

The quality of being eccentric; any eccentric behaviour. noun

The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix noun

(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 noun

A circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path noun

The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.

The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.

The eccentricity of the conic section (usually an ellipse) defined by the orbit of a given object around a reference object (such as that of a planet around the sun).

Words that are spelled similarly to eccentricity:
eccentricity, excentricity, centricity, egocentricity.

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Words that rhyme with eccentricity:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe eccentricity:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective eccentricity:
orbit.

Consonant match to eccentricity:
eccentricity e.

Words that sound like eccentricity:
eccentricity, excentricity, eccentricities, egocentricity, exenterate, centricity, sex in the city, suntrust, scarcity, skin test.