WOTD 7-10

[Godspitgrl]

• eccentric    \ik-SEN-trik\

• DEFINITION  adjective
  1 a : deviating from an established or usual pattern or style b : deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct
  2 a : deviating from a circular path; especially : elliptical b : located elsewhere than at the geometrical center; also : having the axis or support so located

• DID YOU KNOW?
  "Eccentric" comes to us through Middle English from the Medieval Latin word "eccentricus," but it is ultimately derived from a combination of the Greek words "ex," meaning "out of," and "kentron," meaning "center." The original meaning of "eccentric" in English was "not having the same center" (as in "eccentric spheres"). In this sense, it contrasts with "concentric," meaning "having a common center" (as in "concentric circles, one within another"). But since at least 1630, English speakers have also used "eccentric" to describe individuals who are figuratively off-center. It can also be used to describe something that doesn't follow a truly circular path, as in "an eccentric orbit."

[Barabell]

I like the word also!