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a.) Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses, spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same center; -- opposed to concentric.

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	n.) ~~A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that~~ the center of ~~the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide~~. ~~It is used for operating valves~~ in ~~steam engines~~, ~~and for other purposes. The motion derived is precisely that of a crank having~~ the same ~~throw~~.		a.) Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses, spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same center; -- opposed to concentric.