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concentrically

concentrically

1 5.8
In rings that share the same center
  • adverb
  • /kənˈsɛntrɪkli/
: concéntricamente
  • It is a concentrically organized structure, rather than a linear formation, that suggests the combination of multiple elements that she calls postlexical without the rigorously hierarchical selection process that she refers to as presyntactic.

An urgent message spins concentrically, not like light and vulnerable.

Examples

  • The mass concentrically surrounded the subclavian and axillary arteries, and the subclavian vein was also occluded from the truncus.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Hips judged as stable and concentrically located included those with any or all of the following features: good BAM, narrow or broad undisplaced CRT, or normal or lax with stress on dynamic assessment.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Walking up the stairs is very taxing concentrically, but where do most people get hurt in life?

  • Walking up the stairs is very taxing concentrically, but where do most people get hurt in life?

  • An urgent message spins concentrically, not like light and vulnerable.

    Harvard University

  • Stepping down versus stepping up, Because when you step up onto something, you are concentrically controlling muscle.

  • When Maugham was young and he had all his literary enterprises moving concentrically with the wheels of fortune, he, too, was well-dressed—as well-dressed as the London tailors could make him.

    Academic text (1997)

  • As FNS current ramps up, the paralyzed quadriceps muscles contract concentrically to lift the lower leg of the subject and the attached load weights against gravity within a predetermined zero to 70-degree angle range.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The circles on the graph are drawn concentrically, sharing the same center point.

  • The planets in the solar system orbit the sun concentrically, each at a different distance.

Synonyms

coaxially
vsconcentrically
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Along the same center line so the parts line up

is arranged around one common center point rather than along a shared axis

Antonyms

eccentrically
  • Specialized
1 7.3

Not in the center, making something move or look uneven

How Concentric

coaxially
  • Specialized
1 7.9
concentrically
1 5.8
off-center
  • US
11 4.1
eccentrically
  • Specialized
1 7.3

Surface Forms

concentrically positive
concentricallyer comparative
concentricallyest superlative

Morphology

concentrically = concentric (transparent) = concentric + ly

Formed regularly from the adjective 'concentric' with the adverbial suffix '-ly', so the manner is directly derived from the adjective.

Etymology

Concentrically comes from the parts con- meaning 'together' and center meaning 'middle'. So, to arrange things concentrically is to put circles or rings around the same middle point, like ripples from a stone.