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Meaning of
eccentricity
in English
eccentricity
us
//ɪˌsɛnˈtrik.ɪ.ti//
uk
//ɪˌsɛnˈtrɪk.ɪ.ti//
#uncommon
Plural
eccentricities
Definitions
Noun
unconventional
behaviour
or
trait
;
oddness
The
artist's
eccentricity
was
reflected
in
her
unusual
paintings
.
(
math
)
ratio
of
distances
in
a
conic
section
In
mathematics
,
eccentricity
is
used
to
describe
the
shape
of
an
ellipse
.
orbital
path
irregularity
(
in
astronomy
)
The
planet's
eccentricity
caused
its
orbit
to
vary
greatly
in
distance
from
the
sun
.