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    eccentricity
    /ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsɪti/

    noun

    • 1. the quality of being eccentric: "the eccentricity of his views"
    • 2. deviation of a curve or orbit from circularity. technical

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  2. [ U ] the state of being eccentric: His eccentricity now extends to never washing or changing his clothes. [ C ] an eccentric action: Her eccentricities get stranger by the day. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly. abnormally. add. freakishness. funnily enough idiom. ghostliness. ghoul.

  3. The meaning of ECCENTRICITY is the quality or state of being eccentric. How to use eccentricity in a sentence.

  4. Eccentricity, peculiarity, quirk, idiosyncrasy all refer to some noticeable deviation in behavior, style, or manner from what is normal or expected. Eccentricity usually suggests a mildly amusing but harmless characteristic or style: a whimsical eccentricity in choice of clothing.

  5. eccentricity, peculiarity, quirk, idiosyncrasy all refer to some noticeable deviation in behavior, style, or manner from what is normal or expected.

  6. Eccentricity is strange, out-of-the-ordinary, sometimes weirdly attractive behavior or dress. Sleeping with your boots on is pretty normal if you're a cowboy, but leaving them on for bedtime in your city apartment, that shows some eccentricity.

  7. noun. us / ˌek.senˈtrɪs.ə.t̬i / uk / ˌek.senˈtrɪs.ə.ti / Add to word list. [ U ] the state of being eccentric: His eccentricity now extends to never washing or changing his clothes. [ C ] an eccentric action: Her eccentricities get stranger by the day. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly.

  8. 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.

  9. ECCENTRICITY meaning: 1 : the quality of being strange or unusual in behavior; 2 : an act or habit that is strange or unusual.

  10. eccentricity. noun. /ˌeksenˈtrɪsəti/. /ˌeksenˈtrɪsəti/. (plural eccentricities) [uncountable] behaviour that people think is strange or unusual; the quality of being unusual and different from other people. As a teacher, she had a reputation for eccentricity.

  11. Eccentricity is how far the geometric center (= the center of a rotating part and its assembly) moves from the true center (= the center the assembly tries to rotate around naturally).