concentric

[ kuhn-sen-trik ]
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adjective
  1. having a common center, as circles or spheres.

Origin of concentric

1
1350–1400; Middle English consentrik<Medieval Latin concentricus.See con-, center, -ic
  • Also con·cen·tri·cal .

Other words from concentric

  • con·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverb
  • con·cen·tric·i·ty [kon-suhn-tris-i-tee, -sen-], /ˌkɒn sənˈtrɪs ɪ ti, -sɛn-/, 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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How to use concentric in a sentence

  • The rock was singularly striated, the scratches arranged concentrically and in helicoidal curves.

  • The thin, straggling French columns began to retreat concentrically toward Chlons on the Marne.

    The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane
  • The result is a series of rate zones, lying more or less concentrically about the terminal point.

  • The coil already soaked in hard paraffin is placed concentrically in the ring A by means of a special temporary centering stand.

    On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall
  • A flower, in its most complex form, consists of parts arranged in four whorls arranged concentrically.

    The Sea Shore | William S. Furneaux

British Dictionary definitions for concentric

concentric

/ (kənˈsɛntrɪk) /


adjective
  1. having a common centre: concentric circles Compare eccentric (def. 3)

Origin of concentric

1
C14: from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin com- same + centrum centre

Derived forms of concentric

  • concentrically, adverb
  • concentricity (ˌkɒnsənˈtrɪsɪtɪ), noun

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