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eccentricity
eccentricity (symbol
e) A measure of the shape of an orbit, or how far it diverges from a circle. If
e = 0, the orbit is a perfect circle. If
e is less than 1 the orbit is an
ellipse, and the nearer
e is to 1, the more elongated the ellipse. If
e = 1 exactly, the orbit is a
parabola, and if
e is greater than 1 the orbit is a
hyperbola. The orbits of the planets and major satellites are ellipses of small eccentricity. Eccentricity is one of the elements of an orbit (see
Elements, Orbital).
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Eccentrics: A Study of Sanity and Strangeness.
Magazine article from: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology; 5/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...beyond the fact that eccentrics are interesting. However...stereotype of the male eccentric, the absent-minded...eager to point out that eccentrics are happier and healthier...are singled out as eccentric religious visionaries...all of this is that eccentrics perceive the world...
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Eccentric biography and the Victorians.
Magazine article from: Biography; 6/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...treatment of eccentrics, including...interest in eccentric lives reflects...identified as eccentrics have helped...compilations of eccentric lives conveyed...representation of eccentrics, the fascination with eccentric characters...
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Eccentrics seem oddly contented // Psychologist puts their secret in nutshell: a sense of humor
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/31/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...they're simply eccentric. While eccentrics may exhibit one...a person may be eccentric. Eccentrics often are loners...characteristic trait of eccentrics. For instance, a self-described eccentric who lives in San...
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Eccentrics: they live longer, happier and are odd! (interview with author David Weeks)(Interview)
Newspaper article from: Nutrition Health Review; 1/1/1996; 700+ words
; ...description of the eccentric? A: The eccentric is very creative...dreams at night. Eccentrics are intelligent...people qualify as true eccentrics? A: Based upon...classic, full-time-eccentric. However, because...
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Accentuating the eccentric. (muscle contraction in weightlifting)
Magazine article from: Coach and Athletic Director; 1/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...mistake of all - failing to emphasize eccentric contraction. Every lift consists of a concentric contraction and an eccentric contraction. In the concentric phase...portion of the repetition. In the eccentric phase, the muscle is forced into...
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Five Eccentric Newspapers to Cease Publication May 31.
Newspaper article from: Marketing Weekly News; 5/2/2009; 700+ words
; The Observer & Eccentric Newspapers announced it will cease publication of five Eccentric print and Web editions as of Sunday, May...Bloomfield, Troy and Rochester editions of the Eccentric will end publication in print and on the Web...
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Eccentric Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Connections Subjected to Cyclic Loading in Principal Directions
Magazine article from: ACI Structural Journal; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...column connections with one concentric or eccentric beam framing into a rectangular column...concentric beam-column connections, whereas eccentric beam-column connections are rather common in practice. Relatively few tests of eccentric RC beam-column connections have been...
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New wave of eccentric behaviour sweeps Britain; Modern comedians fuelling our eccentric side, leading to greater sex appeal and better health.
M2 Presswire; 11/23/2005; 700+ words
; ...Naturally curious, eccentrics are revealed as...Everyone loves an eccentric, but the research...live longer. * Eccentrics visit the doctor...every 8-9 years * Eccentric traits such as...quality of being eccentric b) Deviation from...Research shows that eccentrics are innovative...
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Strangely enough, the English eccentric is alive and kicking
Newspaper article from: Yorkshire Post; 12/5/2005; 700+ words
; ...admitted to having eccentric personality traits...Marquess of Bath. "Eccentrics add colour to society...efficiently. "Eccentrics are innovative...constitutes an eccentric? "An eccentric...us to become an eccentric and if we want...worth exploring. "Eccentrics are sexually ...
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LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE ECCENTRICS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/27/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...the rest of us. "Eccentrics know they are different...and scientists are eccentric. The typical scientific...science should embrace eccentrics to its bosom. Einstein...he was no scientific eccentric. I doubt if much good...establishment holds eccentrics at arm's length...
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English Eccentrics
Book article from: Contemporary Fashion
...Catherine, ed., English Eccentrics: The Textile Designs...March 1985. "English Eccentrics," in DNR, 25 March 1985. Polan, Brenda, "Eccentric Fantasy," in The Guardian...Brendan, "English Eccentrics in Retail Adventure...
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eccentric
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
eccentric in mechanics, device for changing rotary to back-and-forth motion...twice the eccentricity. Cams and cranks perform the same function as the eccentric, which designers often prefer to the crank for short motions.
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eccentric anomaly
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
eccentric anomaly (symbol e ) The angle between the periapsis of an orbit and a...the orbit, and its centre is also the orbit's centre. The angle of eccentric anomaly is measured in the direction of orbital motion. See also Kepler...
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Schizotypal personality disorder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
...distortions and a display a variety of eccentric behaviors that others often find confusing...would typically be viewed by others as eccentric, erratic, and bizarre. They are known...these feelings for protective reasons. Eccentric behavior. People with schizotypal personality...
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Claudius Ptolemy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...other planets are slightly eccentric. Ptolemy thus hypothesizes...accepts and confirms the eccentric model and its parameters...combinations of circular motions: eccentrics and epicycles. Such a combination of eccentric and epicyclic models represents...
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