Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EC-CEN-TRIC'I-TY
EC-CEN-TRIC'I-TY, n.
- Deviation from a center.
- The state of having a center different from that of another circle. Johnson.
- In astronomy, the distance of the center of a planet's orbit from the center of the sun; that is, the distance between the center of an ellipsis and its focus. Encyc.
- Departure or deviation from that which is stated, regular or usual; as, the eccentricity of a man's genius or conduct.
- Excursions from the proper sphere. Wotton.
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