"eccentricity" Definition

Definitions for the word "eccentricity" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The ratio of the distance of the center of the orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the orbit.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
The distance of the center of figure of a body, as of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the throw.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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