Definitions for: Concentric


[adj] having a common center; "concentric rings"



Webster (1913) Definition: Con*cen"tric, Concentrical Con*cen"tric*al, a.
[F. concentrique. See Concenter.]
Having a common center, as circles of different size, one
within another.

Concentric circles upon the surface of the water. --Sir
I. Newton.

Concentrical rings like those of an onion. --Arbuthnot.


Con*cen"tric, n.
That which has a common center with something else.

Its pecular relations to its concentrics. --Coleridge.

Synonyms: coaxal, coaxial, concentrical, homocentric

Antonyms: eccentric, nonconcentric

Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder

Scrabble Cheat

Words With Friends Cheat

Hanging With Friends Cheat

Scramble With Friends Cheat

Ruzzle Cheat



Related Resources:
animals beginning with y
animals beginning with a