adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/kənˈsɛn.tɹɪk/
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rhymes with -ɛntɹɪk
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N S EH1 N T R IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having a common center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of a motion, in the direction of contraction of a muscle. (e.g. the extension of the lower arm by means of the elbow joint while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles; closing of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: eccentric
3
adjective
Meaning 3
having a common center
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
concentric rings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: concentrical, homocentric
Antonyms: eccentric
History
Etymology
From Middle English concentrik, from Middle French concentrique, from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + centrum (“circle, center”). Equivalent to con- + -centric. By surface analysis, con- + centre + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
концентричен
(koncentričen)
— having a common center
Catalan:
concèntric
— having a common center
Chinese Mandarin:
(圓)同心的 /(圆)同心的
— having a common center
Czech:
soustředný
— having a common center
Danish:
koncentrisk
— having a common center
Dutch:
concentrisch
— having a common center
Finnish:
samankeskinen
— having a common center
French:
concentrique
— having a common center
Galician:
concéntrico
— having a common center
German:
konzentrisch
— having a common center
Hungarian:
koncentrikus
— having a common center
Icelandic:
sammiðja
— having a common center
Indonesian:
konsentris
— having a common center
Italian:
concentrico
— having a common center
Latin:
concentricus
— having a common center
Macedonian:
концентричен
(koncentričen)
— having a common center
Manx:
co-chiarklagh
— having a common center
Manx:
co-laarnagh
— having a common center
Māori:
pūrite
— having a common center
Norwegian Bokmål:
konsentrisk
— having a common center
Norwegian Nynorsk:
konsentrisk
— having a common center
Persian:
هممرکزی
(hammarkazi)
— having a common center
Polish:
współśrodkowy
— having a common center
Polish:
koncentryczny
— having a common center
Portuguese:
concêntrico
— having a common center
Russian:
концентри́ческий
(koncentríčeskij)
— having a common center
Spanish:
concéntrico
— having a common center
Swedish:
koncentrisk
— having a common center
Turkish:
eş merkezli
— having a common center
Turkish:
merkezleri bir
— having a common center
Turkish:
ortak merkezli
— having a common center
Vietnamese:
đồng tâm
— having a common center
Polish:
koncentryczny
— in the direction of contraction of a muscle
Spanish:
concéntrico
— in the direction of contraction of a muscle
