homocentric
"homocentric" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“homocentric” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having the same centre.
Corpus desk
Index EN-homocentric · homocentric · English
homocentric · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | homocentric |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “homocentric” in English
Rare enough to double-check
homocentric is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having the same centre.".
No misspelling variants are generated for homocentric in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From homo- + -centric. The correct English form is homocentric, spelled H-O-M-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1Having the same centre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how homocentric appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Naturally, there exist three kinds of optical beams: parallel, divergent, and convergent (see Fig. 1.1.1). If a beam, either divergent or convergent, has a single point of intersection of all optical rays it is called a homocentric beam (Fig. 1.1.1b,c). An example of a non-homocentric beam is shown in Fig. 1.1.1 d.
Etymology
From homo- + -centric.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.