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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.

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.