concentrically

Around same middle

In a manner that shares a common center.

Concentric circles radiate outward from a single point like ripples in water.

The adverb describes arrangement or movement around that shared axis: The rings expanded concentrically from the impact point.

The walls were built concentrically around the fortress.

geometry

circles

Equidistant curves from centers

  • ringsCircular bands worn
  • spheresRound solids, all points equidistant
  • annuliRing-shaped structures

cylinders · discs · loops · arcs · curves · hoops · bands · rounds · coaxial · annular

pattern

ripples

Small surface undulations

mandala · tree rings · growth rings · onion layers · halos · gyres · vortices · strata · laminations · contour lines

center

nucleus

Central controlling part

  • coreCentral essential portion
  • hubCentral connection point
  • axisRotation reference line

epicenter · focal point · midpoint · centroid · heart · pivot · locus · bullseye · origin · nexus

motion

orbit

Curved celestial path

spiral · radiate · converge · emanate · cycle · circulate · expand · contract · pulse · ripple

Opposites
geometric arrangement

concentricallyeccentrically

In an odd manner

off-center · asymmetrically · irregularly · randomly · haphazardly

Family

center, central, eccentric, concentrate, concentration, concentrated, centralize, concentrating, concentrates

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