English-French translations for eccentric

  • excentriquePersonne ne voulait lui prêter attention, la traitant un peu comme une excentrique. Nobody would listen to her. They treated her somewhat as an eccentric. M. Bloom a décrit nos députés comme des excentriques, des "petits verts" et des ménagères désabusées; je suggère qu'il nous dise dans quelle catégorie il se place. Mr Bloom described Members as eccentrics, greenies and bored housewives; I would suggest that he tells us what category he falls into.
  • biscornu
  • étrange
  • excentré
  • extraordinaire
  • farfelu
  • hurluberlu
  • prodigieux
  • singulier

Definition of eccentric

  • Not at or in the centre; away from the centre
  • Not perfectly circular; elliptical
  • Having a different center; not concentric
  • Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter
  • One who does not behave like others
  • A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs
  • A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion

Examples

  • As of 2008, Margaret had the most eccentric orbit of any moon in the solar system, though Nereids mean eccentricity is greater.

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