concentric
1 antonym for concentric — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adjective — Sharing the same centre point, as circles or rings of different sizes placed one inside another.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adjective
Sharing the same centre point, as circles or rings of different sizes placed one inside another.
“The target was made up of concentric circles in red and white.”
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2. adjective technical
Describing a muscle contraction that happens while the muscle is shortening.
“Lifting the weight upward is the concentric phase of the exercise.”
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How to use concentric
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
It is a formal, precise term used in geometry, biology and everyday descriptions of ring-like shapes.
Etymology
The word came into English as concentrik from Middle English, borrowed from Middle French concentrique, which traces back to the Medieval Latin concentricus. That in turn combines the Latin prefix con-, meaning together, with centrum, meaning centre or circle.
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