Definition of eccentricity

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • eccentricity is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 21
  • eccentricity is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 21
  • eccentricity is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 24

Definition of eccentricity


  • a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path (noun)
  • (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis (noun)

    Examples

    1. a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity
  • strange and unconventional behavior (noun)

See definition of eccentricity in Merriam Webster