eccentric
excéntrico
definition
noun
he enjoys a colorful reputation as an engaging eccentric
a person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behavior.
The ends of the ‘jackshaft’ also carry the two eccentrics needed for the operation of the valve gear, in this case of the Gooch type, often confused with the much better-known Stephenson type.
a disc or wheel mounted eccentrically on a revolving shaft in order to transform rotation into backward-and-forward motion, e.g., a cam in an internal combustion engine.
adjective
my favorite aunt is very eccentric
(of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange.
The foam cells were oval to polygonal with a moderate amount of cytoplasm and central to eccentric small nuclei.
(of a thing) not placed centrally or not having its axis or other part placed centrally.
translation of 'eccentric'
noun
excéntrico
adjective
estrambótico,
estrambólico,
extravagante,
excéntrico,
estrafalario
example
The strength of characters was very important - all were slightly 'eccentric' .
Some orbits are so 'eccentric' that they never loop back around again.
Together, the two extremes define the boundaries of a highly 'eccentric' orbit.
Several spoke of him as a harmless and even lovable 'eccentric' .
From 1979 until 1999 Pluto was not the outermost planet, its 'eccentric' orbit making Neptune the furthest from the Sun.
The place is certainly atmospheric, the owner charmingly 'eccentric' .
I am originally from Canada, where this attitude was considered rather 'eccentric' , to say the least.
Her 'eccentric' characters are imbued with humanity, and the ending is stunning.
He gives a smile as he recalls that others have called him 'eccentric' .
You see, Reynolds the first was somewhat 'eccentric' .
Past discoveries of planets in other solar systems had wildly 'eccentric' orbits or orbited very close to the star.
I think I'm regarded as harmless and mildly 'eccentric' ; I'm happy with both qualities.
This is a man who clearly knows how to enjoy life and who, with the appearance of a snorkel in his bathroom, has now become known as such a delightful 'eccentric' in his local community that everyone sees him in an adorable new light.
Born into a bookish, slightly 'eccentric' family, she grew up in the shadow of her mother's nervous temperament and the role of caretaker she assumed as a result.
The shelf life of a true 'eccentric' is not very long in Hollywood.
In life he was regarded as an awkward customer, a cranky, 'eccentric' figure with a talent for rubbing people up the wrong way.
The less mature neurons had abundant pink cytoplasm with central to slightly 'eccentric' nuclei and conspicuous nucleoli.
In interviews, he comes across as an engaging, amiable 'eccentric' .
Brando was also known for his 'eccentric' behaviour and sometimes outlandish salary demands.
She could have been a true British 'eccentric' , although I seem to recall her having a foreign accent.
There is a very unique contest being backed by an anonymous group of 'eccentric' billionaires.
I work with a bunch of peculiar, 'eccentric' guys who have a lot of really strange ideas.
He may be somewhat 'eccentric' , but he wants to win.
So I knew his name there and I knew him as a recluse, something to do with Vegas and ultimately an 'eccentric' of some sort with strange stories coming out of many different places.
Subsequently, the muscle is also more vulnerable to rupture during an 'eccentric' contraction.
Jane found the twenty-one-year-old Cambridge postgraduate a fascinating and slightly 'eccentric' character and was immediately attracted to him.
Ultimately, this is just one of the pitfalls of working with 'eccentric' artistic geniuses.
I've always meant to return there again, as I remember it being beautiful, serene and calming - that is, until the day my friend's slightly 'eccentric' grandfather joined us.
His gregarious and 'eccentric' personality is the perfect mix for a good television programme.
The Fool can also represent a person in a reading, if so be prepared to meet a real maverick, an 'eccentric' with lust for life.
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