eccentric

noun

One who does not behave like others.

(slang) A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.

(geometry, astronomy) A circle not having the same centre as another.

(physiology) An exercise that goes against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle.

(engineering) A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.

adjective

(of a person) Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.

Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.

Having a different center; not concentric.

Not perfectly circular; elliptical.

(physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).

Having different goals or motives.

(mycology) Having or being an oospore with a single large oil globule on one side that displaces much of the ooplasm and forces the ooplasts to one side.

Roots

ekec- · Greek · out kentron-centr · Greek · center

Synonyms for eccentric

oddballn bizarreadj outlandishadj freakishadj freakyadj quirkyadj weirdon kookyadj wackyadj oddadj weirdadj peculiaradj idiosyncraticadj strangeadj crackpotn unconventionaladj whimsicaladj kookn oddityn

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The word eccentric breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: ec-, from Greek ek (“out”); and -centr, from Greek kentron (“center”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.