concentric
adjective
con·cen·tric
| \ kən-ˈsen-trik
, ˌkän-\
, ˌkän-\
Definition of concentric
1
: having a common center
concentric circles the concentric layers of the wedding cake
2
: having a common axis : coaxial
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Other Words from concentric
concentrically
\ kən-ˈsen-tri-k(ə-)lē
, ˌkän- \
adverb
, ˌkän- \
adverb
concentricity
\ ˌkän-ˌsen-ˈtri-sə-tē
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noun
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noun
Examples of concentric in a Sentence
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After the war ended, the minesweeper units trolled the waters off Kuwait to find and disarm the more than 1,000 mines Iraq had dropped in concentric arcs for miles. — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, "Iran Has Hundreds of Naval Mines. U.S. Navy Minesweepers Find Old Dishwashers and Car Parts.," 9 Aug. 2019 The Venn circles were eerily concentric, and the casualness of the league stoked something special. — Chris Gayomali, GQ, "How to Make Friends in Your 30s," 11 June 2018 Think of these relationships as concentric circles. — Amy Chillag, CNN, "It's Friendship Day. Here's how to be a better friend," 4 Aug. 2019 The wooden coffin is the largest of the three concentric coffins inside which King Tut’s mummy was found. — Los Angeles Times, "King Tut’s coffin is in ‘very bad condition'; Egypt begins restoration," 4 Aug. 2019 Dr Price’s apparatus is a pair of concentric metal cylinders. — The Economist, "How to wring power from the night air," 1 Aug. 2019 The way Nolan structures evil as concentric spheres of corruption and malice adds to the film’s gravitas. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "How Batman Begins Changed the Movies," 19 July 2019 Beijing now has seven concentric ring roads rippling outward from the Forbidden City. — Andrew Moore, National Geographic, "To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars," 17 June 2019 Eccentric work is largely to blame for DOMS, causing way more post-exercise compared to isometric and even concentric (contracting) muscle actions, Tenney says. — SELF, "Why Do Kettlebell Exercises Make You So, So Sore?," 22 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'concentric.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for concentric
concentric
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of concentric
: having the same center
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concentric
adjective
con·cen·tric
| \ kən-ˈsen-trik, (ˈ)kän-
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Medical Definition of concentric
: having a common center
concentric circles
Other Words from concentric
concentrically
\ -tri-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
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