Homocentric
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Homocentric is an adjective meaning (geometry) Having the same centre.
Meaning
(geometry) Having the same centre.
More Meanings
- (LGBTQ) Having a homosexual bias or basis.
- Focused on human beings; anthropocentric.
Example Sentences
With this year's onslaught of homocentric networks, queer television programs for 2005 literally run the entire gay gamut.
Hay's main concern, in the light of an antigreen backlash, is that homocentric democracy is insufficient for the achievement of the ecocentric goals[…]
Naturally, there exist three kinds of optical beams: parallel, divergent, and convergent (see Fig. 1.1.1). If a beam, either divergent or convergent, has a single point of intersection of all optical rays it is called a homocentric beam (Fig. 1.1.1b,c). An example of a non-homocentric beam is shown in Fig. 1.1.1 d.
Synonyms for homocentric
Depending on context, synonyms include concentrical, concentric, coaxial, coaxal.
Antonyms for homocentric
Common opposites include heterocentric, eccentric, nonconcentric.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include concentric, coaxial, concentrical, coaxal, homocentrical, heterocentric.
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