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- pronunciation:
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trihk
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
of circles or spheres, having the same center.
A target is formed of concentric circles.- antonyms:
- eccentric
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adverb + (adj.)concentric
closely, outward, outwards, perfectly, roughly
(adj.)concentric
+ adverb
slightly
(adj.)concentric
+ noun
arc,
band,
circle,
contraction,
core,
cream,
cross,
curve,
cylinder,
diffraction,
disk,
ellipse,
layer,
line,
map,
metal,
muscle,
pattern,
ridge,
ring,
ripple,
row,
shell,
sky,
sphere,
spiral,
spot,
steel,
structure,
tart,
terrace,
tube,
wall,
wave,
wheel,
whorl,
zone
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| derivations: |
concentrically (adv.), concentricity (n.) |
The word concentric
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
centr, centri, centro
Greek
root
that means center
Example words:
anthropocentric, center, central, centralism, centralize, centric, centrifugal, centrifugal force, centrifuge, centripetal, centripetal force, centrist, centrosome, concentrate, concentric, eccentric, egocentric, epicenter, geocentric, heliocentric, polycentrism
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