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excentricidad

eccentricity

noun eks-sen-tree-see-DAHD Rare

Usage Note

Excentricidad can refer to an unconventional personal trait or, in mathematics and physics, to the measure of how much an orbit or conic section deviates from a circle. In everyday speech it nearly always describes quirky behavior.

Examples

"Su excentricidad encantaba a todos."

Natural Translation

His eccentricity charmed everyone.

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