CONCENTRIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does concentric mean? 

• CONCENTRIC (adjective)
  The adjective CONCENTRIC has 1 sense:

1. having a common center

  Familiarity information: CONCENTRIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONCENTRIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a common center

Synonyms:

concentric; concentrical; homocentric

Context example:

concentric rings

Similar:

coaxal; coaxial (having a common axis)

Antonym:

eccentric (not having a common center; not concentric)

Derivation:

concentricity (the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another))

 Context examples 

A small spherical body composed of keratinized squamous epithelial cells arranged in a concentric pattern in the medullary portion of the thymus.

(Hassall's Corpuscle, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of graph that uses a focus node with other nodes arranged in concentric circles around the focus to illustrate the central node's degree of connectivity to the other nodes.

(Graph Radial Layout, NCI Thesaurus)

For the purpose of defining the location, three concentric zones were defined.

(Immature Retinal Vasculature, NICHD)

A liquid parenteral pharmaceutical dosage form structured as a multilamellar composition of concentric phospholipid spheres that encapsulate the drug (drug delivery systems) separated by layers of water.

(Injectable Liposomal Suspension Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The transparent, elongated cells extending from the posterior to anterior pole of the eye forming the concentric layers of the crystalline lens.

(Lens Fiber, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, slow-growing, locally aggressive soft tissue tumor characterized by the presence of oval to spindle cells forming concentric aggregates around small vessels.

(Giant Cell Angioblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Data is stored on either or both surfaces of disks in concentric rings called tracks.

(Computer Disc, NCI Thesaurus)

Dictating the movements of these particles, Earth’s magnetic environment traps electrons and ions in concentric belts encircling the planet.

(FIREBIRD II and NASA Mission Locate Whistling Space Electrons’ Origins, NASA)

A dome structure at the center, covered in highly reflective material, has radial and concentric fractures on and around it.

(Recent Hydrothermal Activity May Explain Ceres' Brightest Area, NASA)

It is caused by deposition of hyaline material in the wall or concentric smooth muscle wall hypertrophy.

(Arteriolosclerosis, NCI Thesaurus)