Concentric


[kuh n-sen-trik] /kənˈsɛn trɪk/

adjective
1.
having a common center, as circles or spheres.
/kənˈsɛntrɪk/
adjective
1.
having a common centre: concentric circles Compare eccentric (sense 3)
adj.

c.1400, from Middle French concentrique, from Medieval Latin concentricus, from com- “together” (see com-) + centrum “circle, center” (see center (n.)).

concentric con·cen·tric (kən-sěn’trĭk)
adj.
Having a common center or center point, as of circles.

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