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Definition of "concentric" [con•cen•tric]

  • Having a common center. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "concentric" in a sentence
  • "When it comes to location, the value of properties generally conforms to what I call the concentric circle theory."
  • "SHEPHERD: We often see an intensification phase when we see these regenerating eye walls, what we call concentric eye walls."
  • "As Asian immigration radiated outward in concentric circles from Monterey Park, the culture wars moved to new staging grounds."