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concentric
[ kuhn-sen-trik ]
adjective
- having a common center, as circles or spheres.
concentric
/ kənˈsɛntrɪk; ˌkɒnsənˈtrɪsɪtɪ /
Derived Forms
- conˈcentrically, adverb
- concentricity, noun
Other Words From
- con·centri·cal·ly adverb
- con·cen·tric·i·ty [kon-s, uh, n-, tris, -i-tee, -sen-], noun
- noncon·centric adjective
- noncon·centri·cal adjective
- noncon·centri·cal·ly adverb
- noncon·cen·trici·ty noun
- uncon·centric adjective
- uncon·centri·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of concentric1
Word History and Origins
Origin of concentric1
Example Sentences
He drew a series of concentric circles on a page with a single dot—Robert Moses—in the center.
Think of religious exemptions as a series of concentric circles.
Since Plato had described the city as having been composed of concentric circles, then this, said the Germans, might well be it.
They are recognized by their concentric striations and their blue color with iodin solution.
Starch-granules are recognized by their concentric striations and the fact that they stain blue with iodin solutions.
A few concentric ripples widened, travelled towards him, and were absorbed in the current.
The stones stand in two concentric circles, those of the inner ring being about half the height of the outer ones.
The most usual are concentric or radiating colored bands of either simple or sawali weaves.
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