heterocentric

heterocentric
1. Having different centers; said of rays that do not meet at a common focus. Cf.:homocentric. 2. SYN: allocentric. [hetero- + G. kentron, center]

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het·ero·cen·tric (het″ər-o-senґtrik) [hetero- + centric] 1. made up of rays of light that neither are parallel nor meet in one point. 2. allocentric.

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