homocentrical

homocentrical is the alternative form of homocentric.

Meaning of homocentric

homocentric (comparative more homocentric, superlative most homocentric)

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

homocentric (comparative more homocentric, superlative most homocentric)

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

homocentric (comparative more homocentric, superlative most homocentric)

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

What is homocentrical the alternative form of?: Homocentrical is the alternative form of homocentric.

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