concentric
adjective
con·cen·tric
kən-ˈsen-trik 
ˌkän-
1
: having a common center
concentric circles
the concentric layers of the wedding cake
2
: having a common axis : coaxial
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In this Earthset image, the astronauts saw Hertzsprung Basin, which appears as two concentric rings.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The large circular feature at bottom left is Mare Orientale, a huge impact structure ringed by concentric mountain chains.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The old cone graphic and the graphic to be used this year are drawn using a set of concentric circles along the forecast track to illustrate where the center of the storm was expected to travel 2 out of 3 times, based on forecast errors over the previous five seasons.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
The massive amounts of debris that impact created then crashed back to the lunar surface, creating a tidal wave 11 times taller than Mount Everest and then sloshing around for two hours to form the outer two of the basin’s three concentric rims.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The large circular feature at bottom left is Mare Orientale, a huge impact structure ringed by concentric mountain chains.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The old cone graphic and the graphic to be used this year are drawn using a set of concentric circles along the forecast track to illustrate where the center of the storm was expected to travel 2 out of 3 times, based on forecast errors over the previous five seasons.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
The massive amounts of debris that impact created then crashed back to the lunar surface, creating a tidal wave 11 times taller than Mount Everest and then sloshing around for two hours to form the outer two of the basin’s three concentric rims.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Concentric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concentric. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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concentric
adjective
con·cen·tric
kən-ˈsen-trik
(ˈ)kän-
: having a common center
concentric circles
Medical Definition
concentric
adjective
con·cen·tric
kən-ˈsen-trik, (ˈ)kän-
: having a common center
concentric circles
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