eccentricity

Definitions

The noun of eccentric: the quality of being off-center. For people it means an odd habit or quirk; in math and astronomy it is the precise measure of how far an orbit departs from a perfect circle.

Common Collocations

• 1.personal eccentricity个人怪癖
• 2.harmless eccentricity无害的怪癖
• 3.orbital eccentricity轨道离心率

Example Sentences

• 1.

  We learned to accept his little eccentricities over the years.

• 2.

  Earth's orbit has a very low eccentricity, so it is nearly circular.