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    [Adjective]  | "ec*cen*tric" | \ ik-ˈsen-trik \


    1: departing from what is usual, conventional, etc.:

    2: having or showing an odd or whimsical way of thinking

    3: not following an established or usual pattern or style


    Origin: 1642 ;

     Borrowed from Medieval Latin ecentricus, excentricus "not concentric with another circle, (of a planetary orbit in Ptolemaic astronomy) not having the earth exactly at its center," from Late Latin eccentros, eccentrus "not having the earth at its center" (borrowed from Greek ékkentros, from ek- {see: |ec-|ex-:3} + -kentros, adjective derivative of kéntron "sting, goad, point, stationary point of a pair of compasses, midpoint of a circle or sphere") + Latin -icus {see: |-ic:1|-ic:1} {mat|center:1|};

    [Noun]  | "eccentric" 


    1: a person who behaves in odd or unusual ways : an eccentric person

    2: a mechanical device consisting of an eccentric disk communicating its motion to a rod so as to produce reciprocating motion


    Origin: 1827 ;

     Middle English excentryke "planetary orbit of which the earth is not the center," borrowed from Medieval Latin excentricus, noun derivative of ecentricus, excentricus "(of a planetary orbit in Ptolemaic astronomy) not having the earth exactly at its center" {mat|eccentric:1|};

    [Adjective]  | "eccentric" 


    1: different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion;


      * e.g., " ... his eccentric decorating style isn't going over well with the neighbors "



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    [Noun]  | "eccentric" 


    1: a person of odd or whimsical habits;


      * e.g., " ... an eccentric who designed his house to look like a Scottish castle "



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     [ "eccentric" ]

    1: An individual who does not conform to the thoughts, or beliefs of others. They tend to be considered very strange, but in reality, are more accomplished than many that follow the normal.

      * e.g.,  ... john lennon was an eccentric person in the genere of music he choose to preform during his time.  

     [ "eccentric" ]

    1: You're totally nuts, but you have money, so it's okay.

      * e.g.,  ... A: Did you hear what that guy did? He's stealing scabs and kicking midgets! He's fucking nuts! 

     [ "eccentric" ]

    1: Billionaire Richard Branson

      * e.g.,  ... Your almost as eccentric as Richard Branson 

     [ "eccentric" ]

    1: Someone too rich and/or famous to be a 'creepy loser'.

      * e.g.,  ... John made the leap from "creepy loser" to "eccentric millionaire" when he won the lottery. 

     [ "eccentric" ]

    1: When someone tells you they consider themselves to be "eccentric" it just means fucked up in the head. Eccentric...just a good excuse for not having friends and fitting in.

      * e.g.,  ... We were fucking last night and Jessa screams out "I'M ECCENTRIC" which now I know she was really just saying that her pussy is just as twisted as her thoughts and beliefs........that explains my inability to nutt on her face!!!! 

     [ "Eccentric" ]

    1: A wild yet adventurous individual. Magnetic personality and quite curious. Uncommon. UNiQUE.

      * e.g.,  ... That girl is so eccentric. 

     [ "Eccentric" ]

    1: An individual or innate object which displays behaviour not of the norm in their respective systems.

      * e.g.,  ... Societal example: 

     [ "eccentration" ]

    1: as a compliment of concentration. in eccentration, one uses the peripheral vision as a " focal field ". the eccentrationist or eccentrator gazes into the distance with no fixed-point on which to focus. as such, he / she becomes aware of everything happening in the periphery and can use infinitum as the distraction...as a compliment to contraction.

      * e.g.,  ... many people choose to exercise / stretch in front of a mirror. this allows the practitioner to " focus " on their reflection and make judgements and corrections based on their evaluation. if we choose to gaze into the distance ( eccentration, be it 10 feet or 10 miles ) and NOT focus, we have only our periphery to shape our field of vision. and we have only our proprioception to gauge our alignment / progress. some yogic traditions hold that attachment to forms / things is the source of suffering. forms and things become indescernable when we " eccentrate ". 

     [ "Eccentric" ]

    1: ec·cen·tric

      * e.g.,  ... My favorite uncle is quite eccentric. 


     [ "Eccentric" ]

    2: ikˈsentrik/


     [ "Eccentric" ]

    3: adjective


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     [ "Eccentric" ]

    5: (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange.

     [ "Eccentric" ]

    1: A person who is; Mysterious, Inane, Nonsensical, Outrageous One-side personality, all at the same time.

      * e.g.,  ... He's eccentric, he's always on his own doing weird stuff. 

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