excentriek — meaning in English
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English meaning
- eccentric adj Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way; not following normal habits.
Senses
excentriek is used for these senses in English:
- eccentric (physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) 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).
- eccentric (engineering) A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.
- outré Very unconventional.
eccentric — full definition
- adj Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way; not following normal habits.
- adj Not centred on the same point as something else; off-centre.
- noun A person whose behaviour or habits are unusual or quirky.