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eccentric
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most eccentric
Comparative
more eccentric
gradable
Examples
Her eccentric fashion choices always turn heads.
02
not sharing the same center; positioned off‑center or not concentric
Examples
The gears were misaligned due to an eccentric shaft.
Eccentric
01
a person whose personality or behavior is noticeably unusual or odd
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
eccentrics
Examples
The village eccentric wore a cape and top hat year‑round.
02
a device with an off‑center disk converting rotary motion into reciprocating motion
Examples
The steam engine 's valve was driven by an eccentric.
Lexical Tree
eccentric
eccentr
