eccentrical

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪkˈsɛntrɪkəl/ UK /ɪkˈsɛntrɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Homophones

excentrical /ɪkˈsɛntrɪkəl/

Meanings

1

adj
deviating from the center or from convention; eccentric

The astronomer charted the comet's eccentrical orbit around the sun.

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Synonyms

1 adj · deviating from the center... eccentric unconventional peculiar odd quirky idiosyncratic

Opposites

conventional normal ordinary centered

Word family

Derived forms eccentrically

Related forms eccentric eccentricity center

Etymology

From Medieval Latin eccentricus ('out of the center'), from Ancient Greek ékkentros (ἔκκεντρος), from ek- ('out of') + kéntron ('center, point'), + the English suffix -al.

ékkentros Ancient Greek kéntron Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# eccentrical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪkˈsɛntrɪkəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈsɛntrɪkəl/

## Meanings
1. deviating from the center or from convention; eccentric

## Examples
- The astronomer charted the comet's eccentrical orbit around the sun.

## Synonyms
- eccentric
- unconventional
- peculiar
- odd
- quirky
- idiosyncratic

## Antonyms
- conventional
- normal
- ordinary
- centered

## Derived Forms
- eccentrically

## Related Forms
- eccentric
- eccentricity
- center

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ékkentros
- Root: kéntron

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin eccentricus ('out of the center'), from Ancient Greek ékkentros (ἔκκεντρος), from ek- ('out of') + kéntron ('center, point'), + the English suffix -al.

## AI Etymology
Eccentrical is from Medieval Latin eccentricus ('out of the center'), from Ancient Greek ékkentros (ἔκκεντρος), from ek- ('out of') + kéntron ('center, point'), + the English suffix -al. Important recorded forms include ékkentros (Ancient Greek) and kéntron (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers deviating from the center or from convention; eccentric. The wider family includes derived forms such as eccentrically and related words such as eccentric, eccentricity, and center.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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