eccentric
/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/ adjective C1- Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
- Not perfectly circular; elliptical. · As of 2008, Margaret had the most eccentric orbit of any moon in the solar system, though Nereid's mean eccentricity is greater.
- Having a different center; not concentric.
- Of a person, deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.
- Of a motion, against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
- Having different goals or motives.
- Having or being an oospore with a single large oil globule on one side that displaces much of the ooplasm and forces the ooplasts to one side.
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“Doubtless you wish to make me appear a very eccentric character.
And did the eccentric person commit any new originality?”
“Because, my dear fellow, you understand one must never be eccentric.
His studies are very desultory and eccentric, but he has amassed a lot of out-of-the-way knowledge which would astonish his professors.”
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