eccentricity
/ˌɛk.sənˈtrɪs.ə.ti/
noun
- The quality of being unusual, odd, or different from what is normal or expected.
- Her eccentricity made her stand out in the small town, but everyone loved her.
- Some people see eccentricity as a sign of creativity rather than a flaw.
- The professor's eccentricity included wearing mismatched socks and collecting antique doorknobs.
- An unusual or odd habit, action, or feature.
- The old house had many eccentricities, like a staircase that led to a closet.
- One of his eccentricities is that he only eats foods that are purple.
- Her eccentricities, such as talking to plants, made her a memorable character.
- In mathematics and astronomy, a measure of how much an orbit or shape deviates from being a perfect circle.
- Students calculated the eccentricity of an ellipse in their geometry class.
- The eccentricity of Earth's orbit is very small, making it nearly circular.
- Comets often have a high orbital eccentricity, bringing them close to the sun and then far away.
Synonyms
Antonyms