"concentric" meaning in English

See concentric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more concentric [comparative], most concentric [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk Etymology: From Middle English concentrik, from Middle French concentrique, from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + centrum (“circle, center”). Equivalent to con- + -centric. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|concentrik}} Middle English concentrik, {{der|en|frm|concentrique}} Middle French concentrique, {{der|en|ML.|concentricus}} Medieval Latin concentricus, {{der|en|la|con-||with, together}} Latin con- (“with, together”), {{af|en|con-|-centric}} con- + -centric Head templates: {{en-adj}} concentric (comparative more concentric, superlative most concentric)
  1. (geometry) Having a common center. Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (having a common center): концентричен (koncentričen) (Bulgarian), (圓)同心的 (Chinese Mandarin), (圆)同心的 (alt: (yuán) tóngxīn de) (Chinese Mandarin), soustředný (Czech), koncentrisk (Danish), concentrisch (Dutch), samankeskinen (Finnish), concentrique (French), concéntrico (Galician), konzentrisch (German), koncentrikus (Hungarian), sammiðja (Icelandic), konsentris (Indonesian), concentrico (Italian), concentricus (Latin), co-chiarklagh (Manx), co-laarnagh (Manx), pūrite (Maori), konsentrisk (Norwegian Bokmål), konsentrisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), هممرکزی (hammarkazi) (Persian), współśrodkowy (Polish), concêntrico (Portuguese), концентри́ческий (koncentríčeskij) (Russian), concéntrico (Spanish), koncentrisk (Swedish), eş merkezli (Turkish), merkezleri bir (Turkish), ortak merkezli (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-concentric-en-adj-q0BkAwnJ Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'having a common center': 99 1
  2. (physiology) (of a motion) in the direction of contraction of a muscle. (E.g. extension of the lower arm via the elbow joint while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles; closing of the jaw while flexing the masseter). Categories (topical): Physiology Translations (in the direction of contraction of a muscle): concéntrico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-concentric-en-adj-vNmKsNur Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with con-, English terms suffixed with -centric, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with con-: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centric: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 14 86 Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences Disambiguation of 'in the direction of contraction of a muscle': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: coencentric Derived forms: concentrically, concentricness, nonconcentric, radioconcentric Related terms: concentricity, semiconcentric, in, Dictionary.com, Oxford University Press, 2019–2022

Alternative forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "콘센트"
          },
          "expansion": "콘센트 (konsenteu)",
          "name": "ko-l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Korean: 콘센트 (konsenteu)"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "concentrik"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English concentrik",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "concentrique"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French concentrique",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "concentricus"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin concentricus",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "con-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "with, together"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin con- (“with, together”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "con-",
        "3": "-centric"
      },
      "expansion": "con- + -centric",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English concentrik, from Middle French concentrique, from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + centrum (“circle, center”). Equivalent to con- + -centric.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more concentric",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most concentric",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "concentricity"
    },
    {
      "word": "semiconcentric"
    },
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        "https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/concentric"
      ],
      "word": "in"
    },
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      "urls": [
        "https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/concentric"
      ],
      "word": "Dictionary.com"
    },
    {
      "urls": [
        "https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/concentric"
      ],
      "word": "Oxford University Press"
    },
    {
      "urls": [
        "https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/concentric"
      ],
      "word": "2019–2022"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Geometry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2020 August 26, Tim Dunn, “Great railway bores of our time!”, in Rail, page 45:",
          "text": "Seven huge concentric semi-circular rings of stone surround the northern end, and quite rightly are Grade 2-listed by conservation body Historic England.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having a common center."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "center",
          "center"
        ]
      ],
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        "(geometry) Having a common center."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Physiology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(of a motion) in the direction of contraction of a muscle. (E.g. extension of the lower arm via the elbow joint while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles; closing of the jaw while flexing the masseter)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "physiology",
          "physiology"
        ],
        [
          "tricep",
          "tricep"
        ],
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          "masseter",
          "masseter"
        ]
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        "(physiology) (of a motion) in the direction of contraction of a muscle. (E.g. extension of the lower arm via the elbow joint while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles; closing of the jaw while flexing the masseter)."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "physiology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛntɹɪk"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "coencentric"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "koncentričen",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "концентричен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "(圓)同心的"
    },
    {
      "alt": "(yuán) tóngxīn de",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "(圆)同心的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "soustředný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "koncentrisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "concentrisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "samankeskinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "concentrique"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "concéntrico"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "konzentrisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "koncentrikus"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "sammiðja"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "konsentris"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "concentrico"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "concentricus"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "co-chiarklagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "co-laarnagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "pūrite"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "konsentrisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "konsentrisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hammarkazi",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "هممرکزی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "współśrodkowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "concêntrico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "koncentríčeskij",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "концентри́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "concéntrico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "koncentrisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "eş merkezli"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "merkezleri bir"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having a common center",
      "word": "ortak merkezli"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in the direction of contraction of a muscle",
      "word": "concéntrico"
    }
  ],
  "word": "concentric"
}

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