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- Dictionaryeccentricity/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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The meaning of ECCENTRICITY is the quality or state of being eccentric. How to use eccentricity in a sentence.
[ 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.
In general, eccentricity means a measure of how much the deviation of the curve has occurred from the circularity of the given shape. We know that the section obtained after the intersection of a plane with the cone is called the conic section.
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.
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.
eccentricity, peculiarity, quirk, idiosyncrasy all refer to some noticeable deviation in behavior, style, or manner from what is normal or expected.
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.
