deviating

  • 61erratic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abnormal, eccentric, odd, capricious, queer, peculiar; wandering, off course; uncertain, changeable. See changeableness, irregularity, deviation. Ant., regular, dependable. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1 …

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  • 62roundabout — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. circuitous, indirect. See circuity, deviation, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. indirect, circuitous, devious, deviating; see indirect . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. indirect… …

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  • 63centrifugal — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. eccentric, diverging, radiating, outward, radial, diffusive, divergent, deviating, efferent, deviating from the center; see also spiral , spreading …

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  • 64Deviation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deviation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deviation deviation Sgm: N 1 swerving swerving &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 obliquation| obliquation| warp refraction Sgm: N 1 flection flection flexion …

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  • 65eccentric — a. 1. Without a centre, deviating from the centre, deviating from a circle. 2. With different centres, non concentric. 3. Irregular, abnormal, anomalous, peculiar, uncommon, unnatural, singular, strange, wayward, odd, aberrant, erratic, whimsical …

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  • 66close — v. [[t]kloʊz[/t]] adj., adv. [[t]kloʊs[/t]] n. [[t]kloʊz[/t]] for 66, 67, 70–72, 74, 75, [[t]kloʊs[/t]] for 68, 69, 73 v. closed, clos•ing, 1) to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance or opening; shut 2) to stop or obstruct (a gap …

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  • 67eccentric — ec•cen•tric [[t]ɪkˈsɛn trɪk, ɛk [/t]] adj. 1) deviating from the accepted or customary character, practice, etc.; unconventional; peculiar; odd 2) math. not having the same center; not concentric: used esp. of two circles or spheres at least one… …

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  • 68close — verb (closed, closing) –verb (t) /kloʊz / (say klohz) 1. to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.). 2. to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in. 3. to shut in or surround on all sides; enclose; cover in. 4. to refuse… …

  • 69eccentric — /əkˈsɛntrɪk / (say uhk sentrik) adjective 1. deviating from the recognised or usual character, practice, etc.; irregular; peculiar; odd; queer: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person. 2. not having the same centre, as two circles or spheres of… …

  • 70παρωνύμιον — παρωνύμιος deviating from the sense masc/fem acc sg παρωνύμιος deviating from the sense neut nom/voc/acc sg παρωνυμέω to be of like signification with imperf ind act 3rd pl (doric) παρωνυμέω to be of like signification with imperf ind act 1st sg… …

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