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eccentric

/ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/

Translations

eccentricnoun

eccentrics

/ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/

Countable noun for a person who is unconventional and for a mechanical device with an off-centre shaft.

excentriquePersonne au comportement original ou étrange.

The village eccentric delighted children with his odd inventions.

L’excentrique du village ravissait les enfants avec ses inventions étranges.

Additional translations

excentriqueEn mécanique, pièce ou organe à axe décalé.

Synonyms

free spirit

eccentricadjective

more eccentric

Comp.

most eccentric

Super.

/ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/

excentriqueSe dit d’une personne au comportement ou à l’apparence un peu étrange, hors normes.

Her eccentric style of dressing always made her stand out in a crowd.

Son style vestimentaire excentrique la faisait toujours ressortir dans la foule.

excentriqueEn mécanique et en géométrie, se dit d’un élément dont l’axe n’est pas centré.

The eccentric orbit of the planet made its path around the sun unique.

L’orbite excentrique de la planète rendait sa trajectoire autour du soleil unique.

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eccentricnoun

A person who behaves in an unconventional or slightly strange way.

The village eccentric delighted children with his odd inventions.

A disk, wheel, or other device with an off-centre axis used to convert rotary into linear motion.

The pump’s stroke was adjusted by turning the eccentric on the shaft.

eccentricadjective

Unconventional and slightly strange in behavior or appearance.

Her eccentric style of dressing always made her stand out in a crowd.

Not placed centrally or not having its axis or other part placed centrally.

The eccentric orbit of the planet made its path around the sun unique.