excentricité

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin excentricitas. By surface analysis, excentrique +‎ -ité.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛk.sɑ̃.tʁi.si.te/
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Noun

excentricité f (countable and uncountable, plural excentricités)

  1. (geometry) eccentricity (ratio between distances in a conic section)
  2. (uncountable) eccentricity (quality of being eccentric)
  3. (countable) eccentricity (eccentric behaviour)

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