concentric circles

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• concentric circles — circles which share the same center …   English contemporary dictionary

• Concentric — circles An archery target, featuring evenly spaced …   Wikipedia

• Concentric — Con*cen tric, Concentrical Con*cen tric*al, a. [F. concentrique. See {Concenter}.] Having a common center, as circles of different size, one within another. [1913 Webster] Concentric circles upon the surface of the water. Sir I. Newton. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Concentric zone model —   Commuter zone …   Wikipedia

• concentric — [kən sen′trik] adj. [ME concentrik < OFr concentrique < ML concentricus < L com , together + centricus, CENTRIC] having a center in common [concentric circles]: also concentrical concentrically adv. concentricity [kän΄sen tris′ə tē] n …   English World dictionary

• concentric — [[t]kənse̱ntrɪk[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Concentric circles or rings have the same centre. Stonehenge is an ancient collection of enormous standing stones, mysteriously arranged in two concentric circles …   English dictionary

• concentric — Having a common center, such that two or more spheres, circles, or segments of circles are within one another. * * * con·cen·tric kən sen trik, ( )kän adj having a common center <concentric circles> con·cen·tri·cal·ly tri k(ə )lē adv * * *… …   Medical dictionary

• concentric — adjective Etymology: Middle English consentrik, from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin com + centrum center Date: 14th century 1. having a common center < concentric circles > 2. having a common axis ; coaxial • concentrically …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• concentric — con|cen|tric [kənˈsentrık] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: concentricus, from Latin com ( COM ) + centrum center ] having the same centre →↑eccentric ▪ concentric circles …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• concentric — con|cen|tric [ kən sentrık ] adjective concentric circles all have the same center …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• concentric — adjective technical having the same centre: concentric circles compare eccentric 1 (2) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English