concentric

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Adjective

concentric

1. (geometry) Having a common center.
2. (physiology) (of a motion) in the direction of contraction of a muscle. (E.g. extension of the lower arm via the elbow joint while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles; closing of the jaw while flexing the masseter).

   Antonym: eccentric. Concentric and eccentric movements are collectively referred to as isotonic (with motion), the antonym of which is isometric (without motion).

Antonyms

• (physiology) eccentric

Related terms

• concentricity
• semiconcentric

Translations

• French: concentrique
• German: konzentrisch
• Italian: concentrico
• Russian: концентри́ческий
• Spanish: concéntrico

Translations

• Spanish: concéntrico

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