English-German translations for concentric

• konzentrisch
  Zu viele parallele konzentrische Kreise führen nur zu einem unübersichtlichen System. Too many parallel concentric circles create a system which is difficult to supervise.
  Sie werden die Auswirkungen eines Europas mehrerer Geschwindigkeiten und konzentrischer Kreise noch deutlicher machen. This will highlight even more clearly the consequences for Europe of multiple speeds and concentric circles.
  Das sich integrierende Europa entwickelt konzentrische Kreise um den Kern aus den Gründungsstaaten der Europäischen Union. The merging Europe has organised itself into a series of concentric rings, at the core of which has been the founder members of the European Union.

Definition of concentric

• Having a common center

Examples

• Antonym: eccentric. Concentric and eccentric movements are collectively referred to as isotonic (with motion), the antonym of which is isometric (without motion

Related words

• semiconcentric