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eccentrics

/ɪkˈsɛntrɪks/

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

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.