isoeccentric

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adjective

At the centre horizontally but eccentric vertically (or the converse)

OriginEnglish eccentric ← Middle French excentrique ← Medieval Latin eccentricus →
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Meanings

adjectiveisoeccentric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAt the centre horizontally but eccentric vertically (or the converse)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  5. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  6. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  7. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  10. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  11. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  12. Ancient Greekἔκκεντρος (ékkentros)
  13. Medieval Latineccentricus
  14. Middle Frenchexcentrique
  15. Englisheccentric
  16. Englishisoeccentric

From iso- + eccentric.

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APA

isoeccentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoeccentric

MLA

“isoeccentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoeccentric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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