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单词 concentric
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concentric

(kənsentrɪk)
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Concentric circles or rings have the same centre.
On a blackboard, he drew five concentric circles.

concentric in British English

(kənˈsɛntrɪk) or concentrical (kənˈsɛntrɪkəl)
adjective
having a common centre
concentric circles
Compare eccentric (sense 3)
Derived forms
concentrically (conˈcentrically)
adverb
concentricity (ˌkɒnsənˈtrɪsɪtɪ)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin com- same + centrum centre

concentric in American English

(kənˈsɛntrɪk)
adjective
having a center in common
concentric circles
: also conˈcentrical
Derived forms
concentrically (conˈcentrically)
adverb
concentricity (ˌconcenˈtricity) (ˌkɑnsɛnˈtrɪsəti)
noun
Word origin
ME concentrik < OFr concentrique < ML concentricus < L com-, together + -centricus, -centric

Examples of 'concentric' in a sentence
concentric

It was so satisfying, even mathematical, especially that last square in the middle of all the other concentric squares.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
We would have to explore three concentric circles to an outer radius of 600 metres from the buoy.
Gagman, Maurice DOUBTFUL MOTIVES (2002)
It was a one-storey, stone house: concentric, linking rooms built around a circular apartment that Old Father called his thinking chamber.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2002)
The trap itself consisted of little more than concentric mesh rings of graduated sizes, rather than a blunt funnel.
Elizabeth Lowell A WOMAN WITHOUT LIES (2002)
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