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Eccentricity or eccentric may refer to: * Eccentricity (behavior), odd behavior on the part of a person, as opposed to being "normal" Mathematics, science and technology Mathematics * Off-center, in geometry * Eccentricity (graph theory) of a vertex in a graph * Eccentricity (mathematics), a parameter associated with every conic section Orbital mechanics * Orbital eccentricity, in astrodynamics, a measure of the non-circularity of an orbit * Eccentric anomaly, the angle between the direction of periapsis and the current position of an object on its orbit * Eccentricity vector, in celestial mechanics, a dimensionless vector with direction pointing from apoapsis to periapsis * Eccentric, a type of deferent, a circle or sphere used in obsolete epicyclical systems to carry a planet around the Earth or Sun Other uses in science and technology * Eccentric (mechanism), a wheel that rotates on an axle that is displaced from the focus of the circle described by the wheel * Horizontal ...
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Eccentric Training
An eccentric contraction is the motion of an active muscle while it is lengthening under load. Eccentric training is repetitively doing eccentric muscle contractions. For example, in a biceps curl the action of lowering the dumbbell back down from the lift is the eccentric phase of that exercise — as long as the dumbbell is lowered slowly rather than letting it drop (i.e., the biceps are in a state of contraction to control the rate of descent of the dumbbell). An eccentric contraction is one of the distinct phases in the movement of muscles and tendons; they include isometric contraction (no movement), isotonic contraction and concentric contraction (shortening). Eccentric training focuses on slowing down the process of muscle elongation in order to challenge the muscles, which can lead to stronger muscles, faster muscle repair and increasing metabolic rate. Eccentric movement provides a braking mechanism for muscle and tendon groups that are experiencing concentric movement to ...
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Eccentric Club
Eccentricity or eccentric may refer to: * Eccentricity (behavior), odd behavior on the part of a person, as opposed to being "normal" Mathematics, science and technology Mathematics * Off-center, in geometry * Eccentricity (graph theory) of a vertex in a graph * Eccentricity (mathematics), a parameter associated with every conic section Orbital mechanics * Orbital eccentricity, in astrodynamics, a measure of the non-circularity of an orbit * Eccentric anomaly, the angle between the direction of periapsis and the current position of an object on its orbit * Eccentricity vector, in celestial mechanics, a dimensionless vector with direction pointing from apoapsis to periapsis * Eccentric, a type of deferent, a circle or sphere used in obsolete epicyclical systems to carry a planet around the Earth or Sun Other uses in science and technology * Eccentric (mechanism), a wheel that rotates on an axle that is displaced from the focus of the circle described by the wheel * Horizontal ...
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Eccentricity (behavior)
Eccentricity (also called quirkiness) is an unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. This behavior would typically be perceived as unusual or unnecessary, without being demonstrably Maladaptation, maladaptive. Eccentricity is contrasted with normality (behavior), normal behavior, the nearly universal means by which individuals in society solve given problems and pursue certain priorities in everyday life. People who consistently display benignly eccentric behavior are labeled as "eccentrics". Etymology From Medieval Latin ''eccentricus'', derived from Ancient Greek, Greek ', "out of the center", from '-, '- "out of" + ', "center". ''Eccentric'' first appeared in English essays as a neologism in 1551 as an astronomical term meaning "a circle in which the earth, sun, etc. deviates from its center." Five years later, in 1556, an adjective form of the word was used. In 1685, the definition evolved from the literal to the figurative, and ''eccentric'' is noted to have b ...
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Eccentricity (mathematics)
In mathematics, the eccentricity of a conic section is a non-negative real number that uniquely characterizes its shape. More formally two conic sections are similar if and only if they have the same eccentricity. One can think of the eccentricity as a measure of how much a conic section deviates from being circular. In particular: * The eccentricity of a circle is zero. * The eccentricity of an ellipse which is not a circle is greater than zero but less than 1. * The eccentricity of a parabola is 1. * The eccentricity of a hyperbola is greater than 1. * The eccentricity of a pair of lines is \infty Definitions Any conic section can be defined as the locus of points whose distances to a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix) are in a constant ratio. That ratio is called the eccentricity, commonly denoted as . The eccentricity can also be defined in terms of the intersection of a plane and a double-napped cone associated with the conic section. If the cone is oriented ...
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Eccentric (mechanism)
In mechanical engineering, an eccentric is a circular disk (''eccentric sheave'') solidly fixed to a rotating axle with its centre offset from that of the axle (hence the word "eccentric", out of the center). It is used most often in steam engines, and used to convert rotary motion into linear reciprocating motion to drive a sliding valve or pump ram. To do so, an eccentric usually has a groove at its circumference closely fitted a circular collar (''eccentric strap''). An attached ''eccentric rod'' is suspended in such a way that its other end can impart the required reciprocating motion. A return crank fulfills the same function except that it can only work at the end of an axle or on the outside of a wheel whereas an eccentric can also be fitted to the body of the axle between the wheels. Unlike a cam, which also converts rotary into linear motion at almost any rate of acceleration and deceleration, an eccentric or return crank can only impart an approximation of simple harmoni ...
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Orbital Eccentricity
In astrodynamics, the orbital eccentricity of an astronomical object is a dimensionless parameter that determines the amount by which its orbit around another body deviates from a perfect circle. A value of 0 is a circular orbit, values between 0 and 1 form an elliptic orbit, 1 is a parabolic escape orbit (or capture orbit), and greater than 1 is a hyperbola. The term derives its name from the parameters of conic sections, as every Kepler orbit is a conic section. It is normally used for the isolated two-body problem, but extensions exist for objects following a rosette orbit through the Galaxy. Definition In a two-body problem with inverse-square-law force, every orbit is a Kepler orbit. The eccentricity of this Kepler orbit is a non-negative number that defines its shape. The eccentricity may take the following values: * circular orbit: ''e'' = 0 * elliptic orbit: 0 < ''e'' < 1 *
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Muscle Contraction
Muscle contraction is the activation of tension-generating sites within muscle cells. In physiology, muscle contraction does not necessarily mean muscle shortening because muscle tension can be produced without changes in muscle length, such as when holding something heavy in the same position. The termination of muscle contraction is followed by muscle relaxation, which is a return of the muscle fibers to their low tension-generating state. For the contractions to happen, the muscle cells must rely on the interaction of two types of filaments which are the thin and thick filaments. Thin filaments are two strands of actin coiled around each, and thick filaments consist of mostly elongated proteins called myosin. Together, these two filaments form myofibrils which are important organelles in the skeletal muscle system. Muscle contraction can also be described based on two variables: length and tension. A muscle contraction is described as isometric if the muscle tension changes ...
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The Eccentric
''The Eccentric'' or ''The Odd One'' (german: Der Sonderling) is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Walter Jerven and starring Karl Valentin, Liesl Karlstadt, and Truus Van Aalten. It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1929 films 1929 comedy films German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films shot at Bavaria Studios Silent comedy films 1920s German films Eccentricity (behavior) 1920s German-language films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ...
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The Eccentrics
''The Eccentrics'' ( ka, შერეკილები, ''Sherekilebi''; russian: Чудаки, ''Chudaki'') is a 1973 Soviet satire-comedy film directed by Eldar Shengelaia Eldar Shengelaia ( ka, ელდარ შენგელაია; russian: Эльда́р Никола́евич Шенгела́я; born 26 January 1933) is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between .... Cast *Vasili Chkhaidze as Qristepore *Demno Jgenti as Ertaozi *Ariadna Shengelaia as Margalita *Boris Tsipuria as Khuta, a policeman *Abrek Pkhaladze as Noshrevani *Merab Eliozishvili as Triponi *Akaki Bakradze as Mizana *Grigol Tkabladze as Priest References External links * 1973 films 1973 comedy-drama films Soviet comedy-drama films Georgian-language films Kartuli Pilmi films Films directed by Eldar Shengelaia Soviet-era films from Georgia (country) Comedy films from Georgia (country) Russian satirical films 1970s satirical films Multilingu ...
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Eccentricity Vector
In celestial mechanics, the eccentricity vector of a Kepler orbit is the dimensionless vector with direction pointing from apoapsis to periapsis and with magnitude equal to the orbit's scalar eccentricity. For Kepler orbits the eccentricity vector is a constant of motion. Its main use is in the analysis of almost circular orbits, as perturbing (non-Keplerian) forces on an actual orbit will cause the osculating eccentricity vector to change continuously as opposed to the eccentricity and argument of periapsis parameters for which eccentricity zero (circular orbit) corresponds to a singularity. Calculation The eccentricity vector \mathbf \, is: : \mathbf = - = \left ( - \right ) \mathbf - \mathbf which follows immediately from the vector identity: : \mathbf\times \left ( \mathbf\times \mathbf \right ) = \left ( \mathbf \cdot \mathbf \right ) \mathbf - \left ( \mathbf \cdot \mathbf \right ) \mathbf where: *\mathbf\,\! is position vector *\mathbf\,\! is velocity vector *\mat ...
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Eccentric Anomaly
In orbital mechanics, the eccentric anomaly is an angular parameter that defines the position of a body that is moving along an elliptic Kepler orbit. The eccentric anomaly is one of three angular parameters ("anomalies") that define a position along an orbit, the other two being the true anomaly and the mean anomaly. Graphical representation Consider the ellipse with equation given by: :\frac + \frac = 1, where ''a'' is the ''semi-major'' axis and ''b'' is the ''semi-minor'' axis. For a point on the ellipse, ''P'' = ''P''(''x'', ''y''), representing the position of an orbiting body in an elliptical orbit, the eccentric anomaly is the angle ''E'' in the figure. The eccentric anomaly ''E'' is one of the angles of a right triangle with one vertex at the center of the ellipse, its adjacent side lying on the ''major'' axis, having hypotenuse ''a'' (equal to the ''semi-major'' axis of the ellipse), and opposite side (perpendicular to the ''major'' axis and touching th ...
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Deferent
In the Hipparchian, Ptolemaic, and Copernican systems of astronomy, the epicycle (, meaning "circle moving on another circle") was a geometric model used to explain the variations in speed and direction of the apparent motion of the Moon, Sun, and planets. In particular it explained the apparent retrograde motion of the five planets known at the time. Secondarily, it also explained changes in the apparent distances of the planets from the Earth. It was first proposed by Apollonius of Perga at the end of the 3rd century BC. It was developed by Apollonius of Perga and Hipparchus of Rhodes, who used it extensively, during the 2nd century BC, then formalized and extensively used by Ptolemy in his 2nd century AD astronomical treatise the ''Almagest''. Epicyclical motion is used in the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical device for compensating for the elliptical orbit of the Moon, moving faster at perigee and slower at apogee than circular orbits would, using fou ...
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