Eccentric definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ECCEN'TRIC, ECCEN'TRICAL, a ... or laws; irregular; anomalous, departing from the usual course; as eccentric conduct; eccentric virtue; an eccentric genius. ECCEN'TRIC, n. A circle not having the same ... like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall ... clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off- the-wall, outlandish, ...
Eccentric gear definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eccentric Ec*cen"tric, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. ?; ? out of + ? center. See Ex-, and Center, and cf ... center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or ... same center; -- opposed to concentric. 3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine. 4. Not coincident as ...
eccentric hoop definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eccentric Ec*cen"tric, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. ?; ? out of + ? center. See Ex-, and Center, and cf ... center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or ... same center; -- opposed to concentric. 3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine. 4. Not coincident as ...
Eccentric chuck definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eccentric Ec*cen"tric, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. ?; ? out of + ? center. See Ex-, and Center, and cf ... center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or ... same center; -- opposed to concentric. 3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine. 4. Not coincident as ...
Eccentric pulley definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eccentric Ec*cen"tric, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. ?; ? out of + ? center. See Ex-, and Center, and cf ... center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or ... same center; -- opposed to concentric. 3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine. 4. Not coincident as ...
Eccentric strap definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eccentric Ec*cen"tric, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. ?; ? out of + ? center. See Ex-, and Center, and cf ... center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or ... same center; -- opposed to concentric. 3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine. 4. Not coincident as ...
Eccentric rod definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eccentric Ec*cen"tric, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. ?; ? out of + ? center. See Ex-, and Center, and cf ... center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or ... same center; -- opposed to concentric. 3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine. 4. Not coincident as ...
Eccentric anomaly definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eccentric Ec*cen"tric, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. ?; ? out of + ? center. See Ex-, and Center, and cf ... center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or ... same center; -- opposed to concentric. 3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine. 4. Not coincident as ...
Eccentric sheave definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eccentric Ec*cen"tric, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. ?; ? out of + ? center. See Ex-, and Center, and cf ... center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or ... same center; -- opposed to concentric. 3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine. 4. Not coincident as ...
hook or gab definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eccentric Ec*cen"tric, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. ?; ? out of + ? center. See Ex-, and Center, and cf ... center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or ... same center; -- opposed to concentric. 3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine. 4. Not coincident as to ... or end. His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to those of his master. --Bacon. 5. Deviating from ...
Fore eccentric definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eccentric Ec*cen"tric, n. 1. A circle not having the ... precisely that of a crank having the same throw. Back eccentric, the eccentric that reverses or backs the valve gear and the engine. Fore eccentric, the eccentric that imparts a forward motion to the valve gear ...
Back eccentric definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eccentric Ec*cen"tric, n. 1. A circle not having the ... precisely that of a crank having the same throw. Back eccentric, the eccentric that reverses or backs the valve gear and the engine. Fore eccentric, the eccentric that imparts a forward motion to the valve gear ...
eccentric person definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn: eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek]
eccentric equator definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Equant E"quant, n ... of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also eccentric equator.
eccentric and rod mechanism definitions Britannica Concise Arrangement of mechanical parts ... comparison with the dimensions of the driving shaft. Because an eccentric can be attached anywhere along a shaft, it is unnecessary ...