ECCENTRIC meaning: 1. strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way: 2. (of a circle) not having the same centre….
Definition of eccentric adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Eccentric was originally a technical term at home in the fields of geometry and astronomy.
ECCENTRIC definition: deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd. See examples of eccentric used in a sentence.
An eccentric is any circular component of a vehicle that rotates around an off-center axis. The slide valves were worked by eccentrics, rods, and rocking links. When the eccentric rotates, the rocker arm moves the diaphragm up and down.
Adjective eccentric (comparative more eccentric, superlative most eccentric) The orbit of Halley's Comet (denoted by the grey curve) is highly eccentric (sense 2). Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
Eventually it came to describe people who were a little kooky, both as an adjective and as a noun, too: an eccentric is an unconventional, odd person. Think of them as following a slightly different orbit from the rest of society.
Mechanical Engineering [Mach.]having the axis or support away from the center: an eccentric wheel. Astronomy deviating from a circular form, as an elliptic orbit.
Eccentric definition: Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.
In summary: The interplay of meaning and axiomatic machine mathematics, captured by the difference between $\models$ and $\vdash$, is a subtle and interesting thing.