Associations to the word «Eccentricity»
Noun
- Inclination
- Orbit
- Equator
- Neptune
- Jupiter
- Kepler
- Plane
- Perturbation
- Tilt
- Axis
- Asteroid
- Resonance
- Pluto
- Saturn
- Au
- Peculiarity
- Comet
- Individuality
- Anomaly
- Radius
- Originality
- Oscillation
- Planet
- Degree
- Epoch
- Insanity
- Longitude
- Blonde
- Whim
- Semi
- Nightingale
- Io
- Velocity
- Trajectory
- Kilometre
- Extravagance
- Rotation
- Mars
- Diameter
- Genius
- Parameter
- Mercury
- Manners
- Respect
- Anecdote
- Vector
- Ingenuity
- Axe
- M3
- Absurdity
- Degenerate
- Distance
- Gm
- Caprice
- Humour
- Hd
- Satellite
- Belt
- Vertex
- Reputation
Adjective
Wiktionary
ECCENTRICITY, noun. The quality of being eccentric; any eccentric behaviour.
ECCENTRICITY, noun. (mathematics) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.
Dictionary definition
ECCENTRICITY, noun. Strange and unconventional behavior.
ECCENTRICITY, noun. (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity".
ECCENTRICITY, noun. A circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path.
Wise words
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