erratic

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈɹætɪk/

Adjective

erratic

1. unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent

   Henry has been getting erratic scores on his tests: 40% last week, but 98% this week.

2. Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.

   erratic conduct

Antonyms

• consistent

Translations

• German: erratisch, unstet, unregelmäßig
• Portuguese: errático
• Russian: неравномерный
• Spanish: inconstante, irregular, errático

Translations

• German: gestört, verhaltensauffällig, erratisch, verwirrt
• Spanish: trastornado

Noun

erratic (plural erratics)

1. (geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.
   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 372:

     The term for a displaced boulder is an erratic, but in the nineteenth century the expression seemed to apply more often to the theories than to the rocks.

2. Anything that has erratic characteristics.

Synonyms

• (glaciers) dropstone

Translations

• German: Findling
• Portuguese: bloco errático
• Spanish: bloque errático

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