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con⋅cen⋅tric

  [kuhn-sen-trik]
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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  [kon-suhn-tris-i-tee, -sen-] , noun
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con·cen·tric   (kən-sěn'trĭk)   
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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Word Origin & History

concentric 
1391, from O.Fr. concentrique, from M.L. concentricus, from com- "together" + centrum "circle, center" (see center).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·cen·tric
Pronunciation: k&n-'sen-trik, (')kän-
Function: adjective
: having a common center <concentriccircles> —con·cen·tri·cal·ly /-tri-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

concentric con·cen·tric (kən-sěn'trĭk)
adj.
Having a common center or center point, as of circles.

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