Both Uses
eccentric
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- Their eccentricities, however, were among the most tolerated in the military service.†
Chpt 5. *eccentricities = unconventional or strange behaviors
- The nose-heavy trim gave it an eccentric path, and it spiraled down like a seedpod from a tree.†
Chpt 14.
Definitions:
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(1)
(eccentric) unconventional or strange; or a person with such traits -- often in a way that seems interesting or harmless
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, in technical usage, eccentric can mean "not concentric".