concentric

(-trĭ-kəl)
adj.
Having a common center.

[Middle English concentrik, from Medieval Latin concentricus : Latin com-, com- + Latin centrum, center; see center.]

concentrically con·cen'tri·cal·ly adv.
concentricity con'cen·tric'i·ty (kŏn'sĕn-trĭs'ĭ-tē) n.

Coming from the center, or circles within circles. For example, tracks on a hard disk are concentric. Tracks on optical media are concentric or spiral shaped (in a coil) depending on the type.

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Having a common center.

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IN BRIEF: Having the same center.

The State is concentric, but the individual is eccentric. — James Joyce (1882-1941).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - med fælles midtpunkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
concentrisch

Français (French)
adj. - concentrique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - konzentrisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ομοκεντρικός, ομόκεντρος, συγκεντρικός

Italiano (Italian)
concentrico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - concêntrico

Русский (Russian)
концентрический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - concéntrico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - koncentrisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
同中心的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 同中心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 중심을 공유하는, 집중적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 同一中心の, 同心の, 同軸を有する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) (دوائر) متحد المركز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משותף-מרכז‬

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