eccentric
gb/ˌɛksˈɛntɹɪk/ us/ˌɛksˈɛntɹɪk/
B2
Engleză
~ 8400
különc, excentrikus, csodabogár, külpontos, excenter, excentrikus bütyök
B2
1
különc
B2
excentrikus
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
eccentric [person/behavior/habit/style]
Her taste in clothing is a little eccentric, but it suits her personality perfectly.
Az öltözködési ízlése kissé különc, de tökéletesen illik a személyiségéhez.
The author is known for his eccentric lifestyle, living alone in a lighthouse with six cats.
A szerző különc életmódjáról ismert: egyedül él egy világítótoronyban hat macskával.
They decorated the restaurant in an eccentric style, with mismatched chairs and bright neon signs.
His eccentric ideas about time and space made him famous in the scientific community.
She has some eccentric habits, like talking to her plants every morning.
Exemple pentru cursanți
My uncle is very eccentric and wears bright yellow suits.
A nagybátyám nagyon különc, és élénksárga öltönyöket hord.
The artist lives in an eccentric way and sleeps during the day.
A művész különc módon él, és nappal alszik.
He has an eccentric style, with different colored shoes on each foot.
People think she is eccentric because she collects old umbrellas.
The movie shows an eccentric man who talks to birds.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use 'eccentric' when they mean 'crazy' or 'insane'. 'Eccentric' usually suggests unusual or strange in an interesting or harmless way, not serious mental illness. Another common mistake is using it only for things; in modern English it most often describes people and their behavior.
Sens
unusual or odd in behavior
Colocații
eccentric personality
|eccentric behavior
|eccentric habits
|eccentric billionaire
|slightly eccentric
|charmingly eccentric
Sinonime
odd (More general and sometimes more negative; can suggest something is simply strange without charm.)
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quirky (Often more positive and playful; suggests small, endearing unusual traits rather than strongly strange behavior.)
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unconventional (Focuses on not following normal rules or traditions, and may sound more neutral or slightly positive than 'eccentric'.)
Antonime
conventional (Describes someone or something that follows accepted customs and normal ways of doing things, the opposite of eccentric in this social sense.)
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normal (Suggests average or usual behavior, without unusual or striking traits.)
Teme
personality
|social_life
|description
|core_vocabulary
|relationships
Definiție
describing a person or way of doing things that is very different from what most people think is normal, often in an interesting or strange way
Describing a person, habit, or style that is noticeably unusual, odd, or unconventional in a way that stands out from normal social expectations.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
2
különc
B2
csodabogár
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
an eccentric; [someone] is an eccentric
The village has a few eccentrics, including a man who rides a unicycle to work every day.
A faluban akad néhány különc, köztük egy férfi, aki mindennap egykerekűvel jár dolgozni.
People thought she was an eccentric, but her strange ideas eventually changed the industry.
Az emberek különcnek tartották, de a furcsa ötletei végül megváltoztatták az iparágat.
As a teenager he felt like an eccentric among his classmates, always reading obscure books.
The town eccentric walks his pet goat through the main square every morning.
He was considered a harmless eccentric who preferred talking to birds rather than to people.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Everyone in the city knows the old man; he is a real eccentric.
A városban mindenki ismeri az öregembert; igazi különc.
Her neighbors think she is an eccentric because she never leaves her house during the day.
A szomszédai különcnek tartják, mert nappal soha nem hagyja el a házát.
The writer was an eccentric who lived on a small island alone.
People called him an eccentric, but his ideas later became very popular.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse the noun 'an eccentric' with the adjective 'eccentric'. Remember you say 'He is an eccentric' (noun) or 'He is eccentric' (adjective), without 'an' before the adjective.
Sens
person with very unusual habits
Colocații
a bit of an eccentric
|harmless eccentric
|local eccentric
|brilliant eccentric
|wealthy eccentric
Sinonime
oddball (Informal and more casual; can sound more humorous or slightly mocking than 'eccentric'.)
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individualist (Focuses more on independence from social norms than on strangeness; often more positive or neutral.)
Antonime
conformist (Refers to someone who follows social norms and accepted ways of behaving, opposite to an eccentric person.)
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regular guy (Informal phrase for a typical or average person without notably unusual traits.)
Teme
people
|personality
|social_life
|core_vocabulary
|relationships
Definiție
a person who acts or lives in a very different and unusual way compared with most people
A person whose behavior, appearance, or lifestyle is strikingly unusual or unconventional compared with what is considered normal.
C1
TECHNICAL
3
excentrikus
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
eccentric [orbit/path/circle]
Many comets follow highly eccentric orbits that bring them close to the sun and then far out into space.
Sok üstökös pályája erősen excentrikus: közel viszi őket a Naphoz, majd messzire ki az űrbe.
The planet's slightly eccentric orbit causes small changes in its distance from its star.
A bolygó kissé excentrikus pályája miatt kismértékben változik a csillagától mért távolsága.
Engineers had to account for the eccentric motion of the wheel as it rotated around an off-center axis.
The diagram shows an eccentric circle whose center does not match the center of the larger ring.
Eccentric paths of the satellites can lead to variations in their signal strength.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Some planets move in an eccentric orbit, not a perfect circle.
Egyes bolygók excentrikus pályán mozognak, nem tökéletes körpályán.
The wheel moves in an eccentric way because the middle is not in the right place.
A kerék excentrikusan forog, mert a tengelye nincs középen.
In this picture, the small circle is eccentric and is not in the center of the big circle.
The machine part goes around in an eccentric path, not in a smooth circle.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may mix this technical sense with the personality sense. In science and engineering, 'eccentric' usually means 'off-center', not 'strange'. Context with words like 'orbit', 'path', or 'circle' usually signals this technical meaning.
Sens
not having the same center
Colocații
eccentric orbit
|eccentric path
|eccentric circle
|highly eccentric
|slightly eccentric
Sinonime
off-center (Plain, everyday description that means not exactly centered, without the technical flavor of 'eccentric'.)
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non-circular (Emphasizes not being a perfect circle; overlaps in astronomy when describing orbits.)
Antonime
concentric (Describes circles or shapes that share the same center point, the opposite of eccentric in geometry.)
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circular (In astronomy, a circular orbit is the opposite of a very eccentric one, which is stretched out or off-center.)
Teme
science
|math
|technology
|space
Definiție
describing a line, path, or circle that does not go around the exact middle point, but is away from it
Describing a shape, orbit, or path whose center or motion is displaced from a main or expected center, so that it is not perfectly circular or concentric.
C2
TECHNICAL
4
excentrikus
C1
külpontos
C2
Tipar de utilizare:
eccentric [shaft/cam/loading/mount]
The pump uses an eccentric cam to convert rotational motion into a back-and-forth movement.
A szivattyú excentrikus bütyköt használ, amely a forgómozgást oda-vissza mozgássá alakítja.
Eccentric loading on the column caused it to bend rather than compress straight down.
A külpontos terheléstől az oszlop meghajlott, ahelyett hogy egyenesen összenyomódott volna.
An eccentric shaft allows the mechanism to create a vibrating motion as it spins.
The engineer redesigned the part to reduce eccentric forces on the bearing.
Eccentric mounting of the wheel produced the desired shaking effect in the machine.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The machine has an eccentric wheel that makes the table move up and down.
A gépben excentrikus kerék van, amely fel-le mozgatja az asztalt.
Because of eccentric loading, the metal bar bends to one side.
A külpontos terhelés miatt a fémrúd az egyik oldalra hajlik.
An eccentric shaft is not in the center of the hole.
The designer used an eccentric cam to create a shaking movement.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may wrongly assume this technical sense still means 'strange'. In mechanical and structural contexts, 'eccentric' almost always means 'off-center' rather than 'unusual' in personality.
Sens
off-center in mechanical design
Colocații
eccentric loading
|eccentric shaft
|eccentric cam
|eccentric mounting
|eccentric movement
Sinonime
offset (Common in engineering; focuses on being moved away from the center or usual position.)
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non-central (More descriptive and less technical; just states that something is not in the middle.)
Antonime
concentric (In mechanical design, describes parts that share the same center line, opposite to eccentric components.)
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central (Indicates being at or near the center, which is the opposite arrangement of an eccentric part.)
Teme
engineering
|technology
|construction
|science
|work
Definiție
describing a machine or building part that is not in the exact middle, so it turns or carries weight in an uneven way
Describing a part in a machine, structure, or mechanism that is positioned away from the central axis so that its rotation or loading produces a varied or uneven motion or force.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
TECHNICAL
5
excenter
C2
Tipar de utilizare:
an eccentric; the eccentric on [a machine]
The pump is driven by an eccentric mounted on the main shaft.
A szivattyút a főtengelyre szerelt excenter hajtja.
As the eccentric turns, it pushes the rod up and down to operate the valve.
Ahogy az excenter forog, fel-le nyomja a rudat, és működteti a szelepet.
Wear on the eccentric can cause irregular motion and noise in the machine.
The mechanic replaced the worn eccentric to restore smooth operation.
This design uses a simple eccentric instead of a more complex cam system.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The engine uses an eccentric to move the pump up and down.
A motor excentert használ, hogy fel-le mozgassa a szivattyút.
When the eccentric turns, it makes the bar move back and forth.
Amikor az excenter forog, oda-vissza mozgatja a rudat.
The mechanic said the eccentric was old and had to be changed.
In this picture you can see the eccentric on the shaft.
Sens
off-center mechanical device
Colocații
rotating eccentric
|pump eccentric
|eccentric on the shaft
|eccentric drive
|eccentric mechanism
Sinonime
cam (A broader mechanical term; many cams are eccentric, but not all cams have the same design as a classic eccentric.)
Antonime
concentric bearing (A part whose center matches the shaft center; serves as a contrasting, centered design rather than an off-center eccentric.)
Teme
engineering
|technology
|machines
|work
Definiție
a round metal part that turns on a rod but is fixed in an off-center way, so it changes turning movement into a pushing or shaking movement
A rotating mechanical device, usually consisting of a circular disk fixed off-center on a shaft, used to convert uniform rotation into back-and-forth or variable motion.
C2
TECHNICAL
6
excentrikus
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
eccentric [contraction/movement/phase/exercise]
Lowering the weight slowly in a bicep curl is the eccentric phase of the exercise.
A súly lassú leengedése bicepszhajlításnál a gyakorlat excentrikus fázisa.
Eccentric contractions place high stress on the muscle and can lead to soreness.
Az excentrikus izom-összehúzódások nagy terhelést rónak az izomra, és izomlázhoz vezethetnek.
The therapist focused on eccentric strengthening to help stabilize the patient's knee.
Running downhill involves strong eccentric work by the quadriceps.
Coaches often design eccentric training to improve control and power.
Exemple pentru cursanți
When you go down in a squat, your leg muscles do an eccentric contraction.
Amikor guggolás közben lefelé ereszkedsz, a lábizmaid excentrikus izommunkát végeznek.
The trainer told us that the slow, down part of the lift is the eccentric phase.
Az edző azt mondta, hogy az emelés lassú, lefelé irányuló része az excentrikus fázis.
Eccentric exercise can make your muscles very sore the next day.
In an eccentric movement, the muscle works while it gets longer.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may assume 'eccentric exercise' means 'unusual exercise'. In fitness and physiology, it has a specific technical meaning about how the muscle changes length while working.
Sens
muscle lengthening while contracting
Colocații
eccentric contraction
|eccentric phase
|eccentric movement
|eccentric exercise
|eccentric loading
Sinonime
lengthening contraction (Plain descriptive term used in teaching; explains what happens in an eccentric contraction without using the technical label.)
Antonime
concentric (In exercise science, a concentric contraction is when the muscle shortens while producing force, the opposite of an eccentric contraction.)
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isometric (Describes a contraction where the muscle length does not change, contrasting with the lengthening in eccentric contractions.)
Teme
health
|sports
|science
|body
Definiție
describing a movement where a muscle is working but getting longer at the same time, usually to slow or control a movement
Describing a type of muscle contraction in which the muscle lengthens as it actively resists a load, typically controlling or slowing down movement.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
eccentric
IPA
GB/ˌɛksˈɛntɹɪk/
US/ˌɛksˈɛntɹɪk/
Silabe și accent
ec - cent - ric (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cent)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: eccentric
Noun
- Base: eccentric
- Plural: eccentrics
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
eccentrics
noun
Core family
eccentricity
noun C1
eccentrically
adverb C1
Negative and opposite forms
conventional
adjective B1
Expresii
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