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con·cen·tric

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–adjective

having a common center, as circles or spheres.

Also, con·cen·tri·cal.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME consentrik < ML concentricus. See con-, center, -ic

]

—Related forms

con·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverb

con·cen·tric·i·ty

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n-tris-i-tee, -sen-] Pronunciation Key, noun

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con·cen·tric Audio Help (kən-sěn'trĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj. Having a common center.

[Middle English concentrik, from Medieval Latin concentricus : Latin com-, com- + Latin centrum, center; see center.]

con·cen'tri·cal·ly adv., con'cen·tric'i·ty (kŏn'sěn-trĭs'ĭ-tē) n.

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concentric

1391, from O.Fr. concentrique, from M.L. concentricus, from com- "together" + centrum "circle, center" (see center).

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concentric
adjective
having a common center; "concentric rings" [ant: eccentric]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
concentric [kənˈsentrik] adjective

(of circles) having a common centre

Arabic:	مُتَّحِدُ المَرْكِز، مُتَمَرْكِز
Chinese (Simplified):	同一中心的
Chinese (Traditional):	同心的
Czech:	soustředný
Danish:	koncentrisk
Dutch:	concentrisch
Estonian:	kontsentriline
Finnish:	samankeskinen
French:	concentrique
German:	konzentrisch
Greek:	ομόκεντρος
Hungarian:	koncentrikus
Icelandic:	sammiðja
Indonesian:	konsentris
Italian:	concentrico

Japanese:	同心の
Korean:	(원·구가) 동일한 중심을 가진
Latvian:	koncentrisks
Lithuanian:	koncentrinis
Norwegian:	konsentrisk
Polish:	współśrodkowy
Portuguese (Brazil):	concêntrico
Portuguese (Portugal):	concêntrico
Romanian:	concentric
Russian:	концентрический
Slovak:	sústredný
Slovenian:	koncentričen
Spanish:	concéntrico
Swedish:	koncentrisk
Turkish:	ortak merkezli

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con·cen·tric (kn-sntrk)
adj.

Having a common center or center point, as of circles.

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Main Entry: con·cen·tric
Pronunciation: k&n-'sen-trik, (')kän-
Function: adjective
: having a common center <concentric circles> —con·cen·tri·cal·ly /-tri-k(&-)lE/ adverb

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Concentric

Con*cen"tric\, Concentrical \Con*cen"tric*al\, a. [F. concentrique. See Concenter.] Having a common center, as circles of different size, one within another.

Concentric circles upon the surface of the water. --Sir I. Newton.

Concentrical rings like those of an onion. --Arbuthnot.

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Concentric

Con*cen"tric\, n. That which has a common center with something else.

Its pecular relations to its concentrics. --Coleridge.

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