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concentric

[kuhn-sen-trik] / kənˈsɛn trɪk /
ADJECTIVE
having a common center
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Two bright beams stream outward from the star, lighting up fast-moving polar lobes that punch through older, slower rings of material arranged in concentric arcs.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026

After doffing their shoes, presumably to protect the plush, vibrantly red carpet that covers the theater’s floor, audience members take seats arranged in concentric circles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The frolicking angels populate concentric bands of other clouds that extend upward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

We exist in concentric realms, and our multifarious lives can only be lived.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

There were concentric circles of madness radiating out into the hall.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz