"eccentric" meaning in English

See eccentric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/ [UK], /ɛkˈsɛntrɪk/ [US] Audio: en-us-eccentric.ogg [US], en-au-eccentric.ogg [Australia] Forms: eccentric [positive], more eccentric [comparative], most eccentric [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is eccentric, it is not placed at or in the centre of something.
    Sense id: simple-eccentric-en-adj-AhZzBD-I
  2. If a person is eccentric, they have a strange behavior.
    Sense id: simple-eccentric-en-adj-pdUwxFU0

Noun

IPA: /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/ [UK], /ɛkˈsɛntrɪk/ [US] Audio: en-us-eccentric.ogg [US], en-au-eccentric.ogg [Australia] Forms: eccentric [singular], eccentrics [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An eccentric is a person who does not behave like others.
    Sense id: simple-eccentric-en-noun-YN6bYT9~
  2. A circle not having the same centre as another.
    Sense id: simple-eccentric-en-noun-0Bls57Tu Categories (other): Geometry
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