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Definition of Nonconcentric
1. Adjective. Not having a common center; not concentric. "Eccentric circles"
Similar to: Acentric, Off-center, Off-centered
Antonyms: Concentric
Derivative terms: Eccentricity, Eccentricity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonconcentric
Literary usage of Nonconcentric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Annual Conference by Indiana Science Teachers' Association, American Society of University Composers (1906)
"... and also from such proofs as those that right angles are equal, that two
circumferences internally tangent are nonconcentric, etc. ..."
2. Outlines of Astronomy: By Sir John F. W. Herschel by John Frederick William Herschel (1902)
"To such a one the interior and exterior outline of each ring would, by the effect
of perspective, be thrown into nonconcentric ellipses, so that (supposing ..."
3. Architecture and Urbanization in Colonial Chiapas, Mexico by Sidney David Markman (1984)
"They rise to about the haunches of the window arch and support a cornice which
describes a nonconcentric segment of a circle above the extrados of the crown ..."
4. Studies in Archaic Corinthian Vase Painting by Patricia Lawrence, Darrell Arlynn Amyx (1996)
"Est. Diam. 0.25 m. Palmette-lotus cross. Bottom: two fine rings near foot molding,
traces of nonconcentric lines (but no incisions) farther in. ..."
5. Debris Impact On Emergency Coolant Recirculation: Workshop Proceedings by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"... pump shaft and the sleeve bearing, the debris is likely to be caught by the
reduced clearances because of any nonconcentric operation of the pump shaft. ..."
6. The Stereoscope in Ophthalmology: With Especial Reference to the Treatment by David Washburn Wells (1918)
"This series cannot be used to advantage if the patient has congenitally defective
color sense or is suffering from nonconcentric contraction ..."
7. Mathematical Exercises: Comprising Numerous Examples in Pure Mathematis by Samuel H. Winter (1881)
"Find the centre of gravity of a shell bounded by two nonconcentric surfaces whose
radii are r and rv 4. How many horses, each exerting a traction of 20O ..."
8. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1907)
"The compressing machine consists of two nonconcentric rings horizontally placed
one within the other, the periphery of the smaller one being corrugated, ..."
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