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- DictionaryEc·cen·tric/ikˈsentrik/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange: "my favorite aunt is very eccentric"
- 2. (of a thing) not placed centrally or not having its axis or other part placed centrally: technical "a servo driving an eccentric cam"
noun
- 1. a person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behavior: "he enjoys a colorful reputation as an engaging eccentric"
- 2. 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.