concentric

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having a common center.
    — Seven huge concentric semi-circular rings of stone surround the northern end, and quite rightly are Grade 2-listed by conservation body Historic England.
  2. Of a motion, in the direction of contraction of a muscle. (e.g. the extension of the lower arm by means of the elbow joint while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles; closing of the jaw while flexing the masseter).

词形变化

more concentric comparative most concentric superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
concentrically concentric contraction concentricity concentricness nonconcentric radioconcentric
相关词
concentricity semiconcentric in Dictionary.com Oxford University Press 2019–2022

词源

From Middle English concentrik, from Middle French concentrique, from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + centrum (“circle, center”). Equivalent to con- + -centric. By surface analysis, con- + centre + -ic.
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