English dictionary

eccentricity

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

strange and unconventional behavior

noun.attribute

Source: WordNet 3.0
(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.shape

Examples
A circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity.

Source: WordNet 3.0
a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path

noun.attribute

Antonyms concentricity

Source: WordNet 3.0
The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity.

noun

Source: webster1913