How to Use concentric in a Sentence

concentric

adjective
Definition of concentricnext
  • The 400-acre site holds five mounds and six C-shaped concentric ridges.
    — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Arrange half of the squash in the bottom of the pan in concentric circles.
    — Taylor Murray, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The new pill shape was designed to be concentric to the corners.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The still explosions on the rocks, the lichens, grow by spreading, gray, concentric shocks.
    — The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Starting with the outer edge of the wreath, use hot-glue to adhere three concentric rings of 16 corn husks each.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2022
  • With the remainder of the pecans, place one pecan in the center of the pie on top of the filling, then place the rest in concentric circles from the center to the edge.
    — Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 29 July 2021
  • The weight of that crater has buckled the surface in that region, forming a ring of concentric circles around the crater.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2020
  • At the same time, Wyss has sat near the center of concentric circles of influence.
    — Emily Birnbaum, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Then move in toward the center in concentric rings, overlapping each pass by half the width of the compactor's base plate.
    — Peter Martin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2020
  • The chairs were arranged in concentric circles, with an empty space in the center.
    — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019
  • This means your muscles are working hard in both the concentric and eccentric portions of the move.
    — SELF, 31 July 2021
  • Two pieces array concentric ovals or circles made of stoneware that looks as thin and fragile as skin.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • On one end, use a Sharpie to draw a series of concentric circles (like a Target logo).
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Technique Armed with just a common rake, Nik works in concentric circles from the base of each tree outwards.
    — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The performance shell features concentric, widening, oval rings as its canopy -- a structure that reaches a height of 57 feet and a width of 92 feet at the front of the stage.
    — Billboard, 9 Aug. 2021
  • From the top, golden and lime green arrows enter the orange, red and green centre of the concentric circles.
    — Florence Tsai, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Think of this whole contrivance as a series of concentric circles.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Use inline drip laid out in concentric circles that start about 10 inches out from the trunk of mature trees, 6 inches out from the trunks of young trees.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • And in the middle of that bullseye, that concentric circle, is my family, my kids.
    — CBS News, 15 Jan. 2020
  • On its top plate there’s a brass multi-way controller incised with grooved concentric rings.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 June 2022
  • Each of the four players on a team (the lead, the second, the vice and the skip) takes a turn sliding a 44-pound granite weight (the stone) down a sheet of ice toward a target area of four concentric circles.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Most of the webs are from orb weaver spiders who spin a series of elaborate concentric circles.
    — Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Place the sliced tomatoes evenly over the cheese and herbs in overlapping concentric circles.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 28 July 2020
  • Evke laser cut a thin sheet of plastic into a series of concentric circles.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 16 Oct. 2019
  • This refers to three concentric, colored rings on the watch that are a simple fitness-tracking dashboard.
    — Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2019
  • The concentric waves radiate outward and break on submerged reefs, each crafted to spawn waves that break at varying speeds, shapes, and sizes, just like in the ocean.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2020
  • Think of a series of nested dolls or concentric circles.
    — Damon Linker, The Week, 26 May 2021
  • Irrigate these trees with in-line drip laid out in concentric circles.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Most of her irises are black except for the white concentric circles near the pupil that almost make her eyes look like a never-ending maze.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The fourth trimester is a portal that ripples across and beyond life like Hildebrandt-Hussey’s concentric circles.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023

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