[?k's?ntr?k, ?k-]
¦ adjective
1. unconventional and slightly strange.
2. technical not placed centrally or not having its axis placed centrally.
(of an orbit) not circular, especially to a marked degree.
¦ noun
1. an eccentric person.
2. a cam or other part mounted eccentrically on a revolving shaft in order to transform rotation into backward-and-forward motion.
Derivatives
eccentrically adverb
eccentricity noun (plural eccentricities).
Origin
ME: via late L. from Gk ekkentros, from ek 'out of' + kentron 'centre'.