excentrical

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ɪkˈsɛntrɪkəl/ UK /ɪkˈsɛntrɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Homophones

eccentrical /ɪkˈsɛntrɪkəl/

Meanings

1

adj
not having a common center; off-center; eccentric

The old text described the planet's excentrical motion about the earth.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not having a common center;... eccentricoff-centerirregularasymmetric

Opposites

concentric centered

Word family

Related forms eccentric centercentriceccentricity

Etymology

An archaic variant of eccentric, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros ('out of the center'), from ek- ('out of') + kentron ('center, sharp point').

ekkentros Ancient Greek kentron Ancient Greek

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

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# excentrical

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

## Meanings
1. not having a common center; off-center; eccentric

## Examples
- The old text described the planet's excentrical motion about the earth.

## Synonyms
- eccentric
- off-center
- irregular
- asymmetric

## Antonyms
- concentric
- centered

## Related Forms
- eccentric
- center
- centric
- eccentricity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ekkentros
- Root: kentron

## Etymology
An archaic variant of eccentric, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros ('out of the center'), from ek- ('out of') + kentron ('center, sharp point').

## AI Etymology
Excentrical is an archaic variant of eccentric, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros ('out of the center'), from ek- ('out of') + kentron ('center, sharp point'). Important recorded forms include ekkentros (Ancient Greek) and kentron (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers not having a common center; off-center; eccentric. The wider family includes related words such as eccentric, center, centric, and eccentricity.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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