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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-960/
- Published: 2022-09-15T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-13T18:40:48.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:48

The word for today is…

eccentric (adjective, noun):

*adjective*

1a : deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways  
b : deviating from an established or usual pattern or style  
2a : deviating from a circular path  
b : located elsewhere than at the geometric center

*noun*

1 : a person who behaves in odd or unusual ways : an eccentric person  
2 : a mechanical device consisting of an eccentric disk communicating its motion to a rod so as to produce reciprocating motion

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eccentric?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Eccentric was originally a technical term at home in the fields of geometry and astronomy. It comes from a Latin word meaning “not having the earth at its center,” and ultimately has its root in a Greek word with various meanings including “stationary point of a pair of compasses” and “midpoint of a circle or sphere.” But its figurative use is long-established too: as far back as the 17th century the word was used to describe people and things that deviate from what is conventional, usual, or accepted.

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