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View synonyms for concentric

concentric

[ kuhn-sen-trik ]

adjective

  1. having a common center, as circles or spheres.


concentric

/ kənˈsɛntrɪk; ˌkɒnsənˈtrɪsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. having a common centre Compare eccentric

    concentric circles



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Derived Forms

  • conˈcentrically, adverb
  • concentricity, noun

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Other Words From

  • con·centri·cal·ly adverb
  • con·cen·tric·i·ty [kon-s, uh, n-, tris, -i-tee, -sen-], noun
  • noncon·centric adjective
  • noncon·centri·cal adjective
  • noncon·centri·cal·ly adverb
  • noncon·cen·trici·ty noun
  • uncon·centric adjective
  • uncon·centri·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of concentric1

1350–1400; Middle English consentrik < Medieval Latin concentricus. See con-, center, -ic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of concentric1

C14: from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin com- same + centrum centre

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Example Sentences

He drew a series of concentric circles on a page with a single dot—Robert Moses—in the center.

Think of religious exemptions as a series of concentric circles.

Since Plato had described the city as having been composed of concentric circles, then this, said the Germans, might well be it.

They are recognized by their concentric striations and their blue color with iodin solution.

Starch-granules are recognized by their concentric striations and the fact that they stain blue with iodin solutions.

A few concentric ripples widened, travelled towards him, and were absorbed in the current.

The stones stand in two concentric circles, those of the inner ring being about half the height of the outer ones.

The most usual are concentric or radiating colored bands of either simple or sawali weaves.

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