concentric

/kɔn'sentrik/ Cách viết khác : (concentrical) /kɔn'sentrikəl/

Thân thiện

Two concentric rings are drawn on the whiteboard.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a common center: Describes two or more shapes, typically circles or rings, that share the exact same central point. Their outlines are arranged at different distances from this shared center.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The target had several concentric circles painted on it. (The target displayed multiple rings that all shared the same central point.)
  • The tree's growth rings were nearly concentric. (The rings inside the tree trunk were arranged around a common center.)
  • The architect designed a building with concentric courtyards. (The building's courtyards were arranged one inside the other, sharing a central axis.)

Advanced Usage

• "concentric with": Used to specify what something shares a center with.
  • The new orbital path of the satellite is concentric with the planet's equator. (The satellite's path forms a circle that shares its center with the planet's equatorial line.)

Variants and Related Words

• Concentrically (adverb): In a concentric manner; arranged around a common center.
  • The layers of the onion are arranged concentrically.
• Concentricity (noun): The quality or state of being concentric.
  • The machinist measured the concentricity of the gears.

Synonyms

• Coaxial: Having or mounted on a common axis (often implies a shared central line, similar to a shared central point).
• Homocentric: Having the same center (a more technical synonym).

Antonyms

• Eccentric: Not having the same center; deviating from a circular path or shared center.
  • The moon's orbit is slightly eccentric relative to the Earth.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a common center
   • concentric rings

Từ đồng nghĩa

• concentrical
• homocentric