eccentricity
/ˌɛk.sɛnˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti/noun
High School
1
The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.
2
The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.
3
The eccentricity of the conic section (usually an ellipse) defined by the orbit of a given object around a reference object (such as that of a planet around the sun).
4
The farthest distance from a vertex to any other vertex.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing