Translate eccentricity | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of eccentricity
noun (plural eccentricities)
[mass noun] 1the quality of being eccentric: the eccentricity of his views [count noun] (usually
eccentricities)
an eccentric act or habit:her eccentricities were amusing rather than irritating
2 technical deviation of a curve or orbit from circularity. [count noun] a measure of the extent of deviation from circularity:Halley’s Comet has an eccentricity of about 0.9675
