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off-center

[awf-sen-ter, of-] / ˈɔfˈsɛn tər, ˈɒf- /


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The latter is notable for its off-center, diagonal composition, which creates the illusion that the space of the painting and that of the church are one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The complex’s opaque tower is clad in cream-colored concrete panels, stepping rhythmically with protruding windows that drift off-center.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Physicists can adjust the cylinder’s resonant frequency, trying to match and amplify the tiny radio signal from any axions, by repositioning one or two off-center tuning rods.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

Scientists have the first direct evidence that the powerful magnetic fields created in off-center collisions of atomic nuclei induce an electric current in "deconfined" nuclear matter.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

The off-center load presented unequal force to the four remaining bolts, the defective one bearing the brunt of it.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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