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adjectivehaving a common center, as circles or spheres. Origin of concentric1350–1400; Middle English consentrik<Medieval Latin concentricus.See con-, center, -ic OTHER WORDS FROM concentriccon·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverbcon·cen·tric·i·ty [kon-suhn-tris-i-tee, -sen-], /ˌkɒn sənˈtrɪs ɪ ti, -sɛn-/, nounnon·con·cen·tric, adjectivenon·con·cen·tri·cal, adjective non·con·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverbnon·con·cen·tric·i·ty, nounun·con·cen·tric, adjectiveun·con·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby concentricconcentration camp, concentration cell, concentration gradient, concentrative, concentre, concentric, concentric hypertrophy, concentric lamella, Concepción, concept, conceptacle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for concentricHe drew a series of concentric circles on a page with a single dot—Robert Moses—in the center. ‘The Power Broker’ Turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece|Scott Porch|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Think of religious exemptions as a series of concentric circles. Why Progressives Just Woke Up and Killed ENDA|Jay Michaelson|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Since Plato had described the city as having been composed of concentric circles, then this, said the Germans, might well be it. Swallowed By the Sea|Simon Winchester|March 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST It will also be noticed that the outer arches of the triforium are not concentric with the sub-arches. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich|C. H. B. Quennell
They formed around our devoted vessel a series of concentric circles. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth|Jules Verne This stone is formed of concentric layers, and often contains foreign matter in its centre. Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon The walls are concentric, and so arranged that they rise one above the other by the height of their battlements. History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 8 (of 12)|G. Maspero There are three phenomena in the eyebrow: eccentric, concentric and normal. Delsarte System of Oratory|Various
British Dictionary definitions for concentric
adjectivehaving a common centreconcentric circles Compare eccentric (def. 3) Derived forms of concentricconcentrically, adverbconcentricity (ˌkɒnsənˈtrɪsɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for concentricC14: from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin com- same + centrum centre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to concentricparallel, side-by-side, coordinated, coextensive, coaxial, aligned, centered Medical definitions for concentric
adj.Having a common center or center point, as of circles. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |