Eccentric vs. Erratic
Eccentricadjective
Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
Eccentricadjective
Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
Eccentricadjective
Having a different center; not concentric.
Eccentricadjective
(of a person) Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently.
Eccentricadjective
Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (e.g., 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).
Eccentricadjective
Having different goals or motives.
Eccentricnoun
One who does not behave like others.
Eccentricnoun
(slang) A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.
Eccentricnoun
(geometry) A circle not having the same centre as another.
Eccentricnoun
(engineering) A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.
Eccentricadjective
Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or from true circular motion.
Eccentricadjective
Not having the same center; - said of circles, ellipses, spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same center; - opposed to concentric.
Eccentricadjective
Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine.
Eccentricadjective
Not coincident as to motive or end.
Eccentricadjective
Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular; anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct.
Eccentricnoun
A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first.
Eccentricnoun
One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an anomalous or irregular person or thing.
Eccentricnoun
In the Ptolemaic system, the supposed circular orbit of a planet about the earth, but with the earth not in its center.
Eccentricnoun
A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that the center of the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide. It is used for operating valves in steam engines, and for other purposes. The motion derived is precisely that of a crank having the same throw.
Eccentricnoun
a person with an unusual or odd personality
Eccentricnoun
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);
Eccentricadjective
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual;
Eccentricadjective
not having a common center; not concentric;
Eccentricadjective
(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange
Eccentricadjective
not placed centrally or not having its axis or other part placed centrally
Eccentricadjective
(of a circle) not centred on the same point as another.
Eccentricadjective
(of an orbit) not circular.
Eccentricnoun
a person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behaviour
Eccentricnoun
a disc or wheel mounted eccentrically on a revolving shaft in order to transform rotation into backward-and-forward motion, e.g. a cam in an internal combustion engine.
Erraticadjective
unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent
Erraticadjective
Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.
Erraticnoun
(geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.
Erraticnoun
Anything that has erratic characteristics.
Erraticadjective
Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; - hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars.
Erraticadjective
Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct.
Erraticadjective
Irregular; changeable.
Erraticnoun
One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.
Erraticnoun
A rogue.
Erraticnoun
Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder.
Erraticadjective
having no fixed course;
Erraticadjective
liable to sudden unpredictable change;
Erraticadjective
likely to perform unpredictably;
