concentric

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con·cen·tric / kənˈsentrik; kän-/ • adj. of or denoting circles, arcs, or other shapes that share the same center, the larger often completely surrounding the smaller.DERIVATIVES: con·cen·tri·cal·ly / -(ə)lē/ adv.con·cen·tric·i·ty / ˌkänˌsenˈtrisitē/ n.

concentric circles

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