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homocentric

homocentric adjective: having the same centre.

Adjective (1)

homocentric (comparative more homocentric, superlative most homocentric)

  1. Having the same centre.
    • Naturally, there exist three kinds of optical beams: parallel, divergent, and convergent (see Fig. 1.1.1). If a beam, either divergent or convergent, has a single point of intersection of all optical rays it is called a homocentric beam (Fig. 1.1.1b,c). An example of a non-homocentric beam is shown...2004, Naftaly Menn, “Geometrical Optics in the Paraxial Area”, in Practical Optics, Burlington, MA: Academic Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 3
    Antonyms:
    heterocentric

Adjective (2)

homocentric (comparative more homocentric, superlative most homocentric)

  1. Having a homosexual bias or basis.
    • With this year's onslaught of homocentric networks, queer television programs for 2005 literally run the entire gay gamut.2005 September 27, The Advocate, number 947, page 62

Adjective (3)

homocentric (comparative more homocentric, superlative most homocentric)

  1. Focused on human beings; anthropocentric.
    • Hay's main concern, in the light of an antigreen backlash, is that homocentric democracy is insufficient for the achievement of the ecocentric goals[…]1999, Douglas Torgerson, The promise of green politics: environmentalism and the public sphere

homocentric meaning in Kannada

homocentric in Kannada

ಸರಿನಡುವಣದ

Antonyms of homocentric

Forms of homocentric

comparativemore homocentric
superlativemost homocentric

Origin of homocentric

From homo- + -centric.

From Latin homō (“human”) + English -centric.

Questions about homocentric

What does homocentric mean?
Homocentric means having the same centre.
What is homocentric in Kannada?
Homocentric in Kannada is ಸರಿನಡುವಣದ. See Homocentric meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is homocentric?
Homocentric is an adjective.

Words near homocentric in the dictionary

  1. homocaust
  2. homocausts
  3. homocedastic
  4. homocellular
  5. homocellularly
  6. homocentric
  7. homocentrical
  8. homocentricity
  9. homocentrism
  10. homocephalic
  11. homoceratid

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