eccentric

excentrique, original

Qui se comporte ou agit d’une manière inhabituelle et un peu étrange.

En anglais simple : Behaving or doing things in an unusual, slightly strange way.

• My uncle is rather eccentric.
• She has some eccentric ideas about food.
• His eccentric habits amused his neighbors.

Synonymes : odd, unconventional, quirky

Contraires : conventional

Expressions courantes : an eccentric person, eccentric behavior, eccentric habits

excentrique, elliptique

De forme ovale plutôt que parfaitement circulaire.

En anglais simple : Having an oval shape rather than being a perfect circle.

• The comet follows an eccentric orbit.
• Its eccentric path brings it close to the sun.
• Some moons have highly eccentric orbits.

Synonymes : elliptical

Contraires : circular

Expressions courantes : an eccentric orbit, a highly eccentric orbit, an eccentric path

excentré, excentrique

Placé à l’écart du centre de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Placed away from the center of something.

• The wheel has an eccentric hole.
• An eccentric shaft makes the plate move sideways.
• The disk's eccentric position causes uneven rotation.

Synonymes : off-center

Contraires : central

Expressions courantes : an eccentric shaft, an eccentric position, an eccentric hole

excentrique, original

Personne dont les habitudes ou le comportement sont inhabituels et un peu étranges.

En anglais simple : A person whose habits or behavior are unusual and slightly strange.

• Everyone knew him as an eccentric.
• A local eccentric built a house from bottles.
• The club attracted artists and eccentrics.

Synonymes : oddity, oddball

Expressions courantes : a local eccentric, a harmless eccentric, a wealthy eccentric

cercle excentrique

Cercle dont le centre ne coïncide pas avec celui d’un autre cercle.

En anglais simple : A circle whose center is different from the center of another circle.

• Draw an eccentric inside the larger circle.
• The diagram shows an eccentric with a different center.
• These eccentrics have equal radii but different centers.

Expressions courantes : an inner eccentric, draw an eccentric, an eccentric circle