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Meaning of CONCENTRIC

Pronunciation:  kun'sentrik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  having a common center; "concentric rings"
 
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 Synonyms: coaxal, coaxial, concentrical, homocentric
 
 Antonyms: eccentric, nonconcentric
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.
    
  2. \Con*cen"tric\, n.
    That which has a common center with something else.
          Its pecular relations to its concentrics. --Coleridge.
    
 

 

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