concentric
having a common center, as circles or spheres.
Origin of concentric
1- 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 Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceThe thin, straggling French columns began to retreat concentrically toward Chlons on the Marne.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneThe result is a series of rate zones, lying more or less concentrically about the terminal point.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyThe 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 ThrelfallA 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
/ (kənˈsɛntrɪk) /
having a common centre: concentric circles Compare eccentric (def. 3)
Origin of concentric
1Derived forms of concentric
- concentrically, adverb
- concentricity (ˌkɒnsənˈtrɪsɪtɪ), noun
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