English Dictionary: concentric | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Concentric \Con*cen"tric\, n. That which has a common center with something else. Its pecular relations to its concentrics. --Coleridge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Concentric \Con*cen"tric\, Concentrical \Con*cen"tric*al\, a. [F. concentrique. See {Concenter}.] Having a common center, as circles of different size, one within another. Concentric circles upon the surface of the water. --Sir I. Newton. Concentrical rings like those of an onion. --Arbuthnot. |