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Definition of Off-center
1. Adjective. Situated away from the center or axis.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Off-center
Literary usage of Off-center
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Valves and Valve Gears by Franklin De Ronde Furman (1915)
"A E' and connecting which is set off center 3 other arm 0 E2 of the to it the
follower link for C', D', etc., ..."
2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"The distance that the cutter is to be set off center is given correctly by the
... 9 (6), being 12°, how much should the cutter be set off center when the ..."
3. The Starrett Book for Machinists' Apprentices by Howard Parker Fairfield, Carl Stephen Dow (1917)
"To turn a taper it is necessary to use a lathe provided with a taper attachment
or to adjust the foot- stock of the engine lathe sufficiently off center to ..."
4. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1914)
"... should get shifted off center by showing steam at one of the cocks; some
engineers prefer to unscrew and remove the cocks entirely. ..."
5. Patternmaking: A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Patterns by Joseph Atkinson Shelly (1920)
"Turning Holes and Recesses off Center. — Holes and recesses that are off center
... Turning Holes or Recesses Off Center Machinery j-inch hole through each ..."
6. Automatic Screw Machines and Their Tools by Clarence Leon Goodrich, Frank Arthur Stanley (1909)
"By simultaneously using a fixed dead tool arranged as a stop on center against
the gage before referred to and a master tool off center the amount the ..."
7. Shop and Foundry Practice: Prepared for Students of the International by International Correspondence Schools (1901)
"28 (b), the distance b1 that the cutter is off center will be greater than /;
... The distance that the cutter is to be set off center is given correctly by ..."
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