eccentrics

Noun

eccentric (plural eccentrics)

1. One who does not behave like others.
   • A tiny, feisty woman who always spoke her mind, Charlotte was an eccentric in the wonderful way that some women from the last century were natural eccentrics.1989, Jeffrey Robinson, Rainier and Grace, page 26

   Synonyms:

   character, misfit

2. (slang) A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.
3. A circle not having the same centre as another.
4. A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.
   • The position of the eccentrics which is necessary to make the pistons drive the engine forward must be directly the reverse of that which would cause them to drive the engine backwards. To be able, therefore, to reverse the motion of the engine, it would only be necessary to be able to reverse the...1840, Dionysius Lardner, The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated, page 379
5. An exercise that goes against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle.
   • Research tells us that eccentrics, heavy partials, and static exercise may require several days or weeks of recovery time.2021, Edward L. Wallace, Omniflex: A Unified System of Strength Training

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