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concentric

con·cen·tric

(kən-sĕn′trĭk) also con·cen·tri·cal (-trĭ-kəl)

adj.

Having a common center.

[Middle English concentrik, from Medieval Latin concentricus : Latin com-, com- + Latin centrum, center; see center.]

con·cen′tri·cal·ly adv.

con′cen·tric′i·ty (kŏn′sĕn-trĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

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Adj. 1. concentrical - having a common center; "concentric rings"

concentric, homocentric

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