concentric Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective having a common center
    concentrical; homocentric.
    • concentric rings

WordNet

Con*cen"tric, Con*cen"tric*al adjective (Also<
  • Concentric
  • Concentrical
)
Etymology
F. concentrique. See Concenter.
Definitions
  1. Having a common center, as circles of different size, one within another.
    Concentric circles upon the surface of the water. Sir I. Newton.
    Concentrical rings like those of an onion. Arbuthnot.
Con*cen"tric noun
Definitions
  1. That which has a common center with something else.
    Its pecular relations to its concentrics. Coleridge.

Webster 1913