Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or from true circular motion.
Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses, spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same center; -- opposed to concentric.
Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine.
Not coincident as to motive or end.
A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first.
In the Ptolemaic system, the supposed circular orbit of a planet about the earth, but with the earth not in its center.
A circle described about the center of an elliptical orbit, with half the major axis for radius.
A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that the center of the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide. It is used for operating valves in steam engines, and for other purposes. The motion derived is precisely that of a crank having the same throw.
ek = out(side) + kentron = centre.
Out of centre. A disk mounted out, of centre on a driving shaft and surrounded by a collar or a strap connected with a rod. Its purpose is to convert rotary motion into reciprocating rectilinear motion.
Although often dismissed as being a "weirdo," by virtue of having liberated himself from the stress-producing pressures of social conformity, the eccentric [literally, "out of the center," deviating from the norm] person is, according to British psychologist David Weeks, actually happier and healthier than we so-called "normal" types. See: CAPRICIOUS.
Two circles or arcs are eccentric when they do not share the same center.
Two circles, one within the other, neither sharing the same center. A protrusion on a shaft that rubs against or is connected to another part, such as a cam on a camshaft. Sometimes called "off center."
deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit
Having an axis or point of support that is not centrally placed
not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles"
a planetary orbit which does not have the earth at its exact centre
not circular; elliptical. See also ellipse
deviating from a circle (used to describe the shape of an orbit)
A cavity or any portion of forging with a center that does not coincide with the center of the main piece.
Essentially a disk arranged to rotate about a center, not the center of dish but parallel to it. An eccentric should be considered to crank with a crankpin of such size that it contains or surrounds the shaft. The eccentric with its strap or connection is used in the eccentric press. and for driving auxiliary attachments, such as liftouts and various types of feeds.
A device for converting continuous circular motion into reciprocating rectilinear motion.
Is a disk mounted off center on a shaft.
disc, keyed to a shaft or axle, the centre of which does not coincide with that of the axle. It rotates inside a ring, known as an eccentric rod, and imparts reciprocating motion to a link for operating the steam distribution valve to the cylinder.
off center; the penetration materials are not centered in the opening
A disc eccentrically secured onto an axle. Used to produce reciprocating (move backwards and forwards in a straight line) movement.
Noncircular; elliptical (applied to an orbit).
Not having common centers; offcenter.
In steam engine technology, part of the valve gear used by some designs to give motion to the valve. It may best be described as an auxiliary crank.
In mechanical engineering, an eccentric is a wheel that rotates on an axle that is displaced from the focus of the circle described by the wheel; in other words, a mechanical motion that can operate either as a cam or a crank, depending upon what is connected to the wheel. Eccentrics are seen on steam locomotives and other steam engines where they drive connecting rods that operate valves, usually indirectly through some kind of reversing mechanism.
