
Meaning of CONCENTRIC
| Pronunciation: | | kun'sentrik
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] having a common center; "concentric rings" |
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CONCENTRIC is a 10 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | coaxal, coaxial, concentrical, homocentric |
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| | Antonyms: | | eccentric, nonconcentric | |   | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\Con*cen"tric\, n.
That which has a common center with something else.
Its pecular relations to its concentrics. --Coleridge.
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