эксцентрик

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Etymology

Via French excentrique, from Medieval Latin excentricus, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔκκεντρος (ékkentros, not having the earth as the center of an orbit), from ἐκ (ek, out) + κέντρον (kéntron, point).

Pronunciation

Noun

эксце́нтрик (ekscéntrikm anim or m inan (genitive эксце́нтрика, nominative plural эксце́нтрики, genitive plural эксце́нтриков)

  1. (animate) eccentric (person who does not behave like others)
  2. (animate) comic (actor)
  3. (inanimate) cam (part of engine)
  4. (inanimate) eccentric (off-centre wheel)

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