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Idiosyncrasy :: Idiosyncrasy (n.) A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy; eccentricity..

Eccentricities :: Eccentricities (pl. ) of Eccentricit.

Excentricity :: Excentricity () Same as Eccentricity.

Planet :: Planet (n.) A celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system..

Eccentric :: Eccentric (a.) Not coincident as to motive or end.

Link :: Link (n.) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (Steam Engine), the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion..

Eccentric :: Eccentric (n.) 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..

Flighty :: Flighty (a.) Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disordered fancies and extravagant conduct; volatile; giddy; eccentric; slighty delirious..

Anomaly :: Anomaly (n.) The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion, as seen from the sun. This is the true anomaly. The eccentric anomaly is a corresponding angle at the center of the elliptic orbit of the planet. The mean anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planet's angular motion were uniform..

Eccentric :: Eccentric (a.) 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..

Eccentrically :: Eccentrically (adv.) In an eccentric manner.

Eccentricity :: Eccentricity (n.) The distance of the center of figure of a body, as of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the throw..

Eccentric :: Eccentric (a.) 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..

Whim :: Whim (n.) A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.

Oddness :: Oddness (n.) Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity; uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the oddness of an event..

V Hook :: V hook () A gab at the end of an eccentric rod, with long jaws, shaped like the letter V..

Eccentrical :: Eccentrical (a.) See Eccentric.

Chromatoscope :: Chromatoscope (n.) A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; -- used in studying the scintillation of the stars..

Infirmity :: Infirmity (a.) A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or defect.

Erratic :: Erratic (n.) One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.

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