noun Download 🔗Share The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour. Examples : "His eccentricity was evident in his unusual choice of clothing for school, a bright purple suit with yellow shoes. " character quality style attitude mind person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix. Examples : "For an ellipse, the eccentricity is the ratio of the distance from the center to a focus divided by the length of the semi-major axis." math astronomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The eccentricity of the conic section (usually an ellipse) defined by the orbit of a given object around a reference object (such as that of a planet around the sun). Examples : "The eccentricity of Earth's orbit around the sun is responsible for the changing seasons. " astronomy physics math space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
