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