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eccentric

circular disk rigidly fixed to a rotating axle with its centre offset from that of the axle
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Summary

eccentric is an engineering term[1]. eccentric draws 1,509 Wikipedia views per month (engineering term category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: mechanism[3]
  • Commons category: Eccentrics (mechanism)[4]
  • Facet of: mechanical engineering[5]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[6], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[11]

Why It Matters

eccentric has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] eccentric is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → engineering term
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → mechanism
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