concentric
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- concentrically adverb
- concentricity noun
- nonconcentric adjective
- nonconcentrical adjective
- nonconcentrically adverb
- nonconcentricity noun
- unconcentric adjective
- unconcentrically adverb
Etymology
Origin of concentric
1350–1400; Middle English consentrik < Medieval Latin concentricus. See con-, center, -ic
Example Sentences
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Two bright beams stream outward from the star, lighting up fast-moving polar lobes that punch through older, slower rings of material arranged in concentric arcs.
From Science Daily
After doffing their shoes, presumably to protect the plush, vibrantly red carpet that covers the theater’s floor, audience members take seats arranged in concentric circles.
The frolicking angels populate concentric bands of other clouds that extend upward.
Each vessel, known as a diatretum, started as a thick-walled glass form that was carefully carved into two concentric layers connected by thin glass bridges.
From Science Daily
In later scenes, when the Shakers are established and actively recruiting in America, the worshipers march in straight lines and concentric circles, all while lightly tapping their shoulders, crossing their arms and looking straight ahead.
From Los Angeles Times
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