concentric circle

collocation in English

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concentric
adjective
uk
/kənˈsen.trɪk/us
/kənˈsen.trɪk/
Concentric circles and rings have the ...
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circle
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.kəl/us
/ˈsɝː.kəl/
a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such ...
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(Definition ofconcentricandcirclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were carried out, not through open bidding, but through close bargaining and dealing within some sort ofconcentriccircleof powerful individuals.
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I am intrigued by theconcentriccircleargument.
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Therefore, is not theconcentriccircleargument a little confusing?
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I see it as three separate problems, each aconcentriccircle, each larger than the last.
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The other part of the base, anotherconcentriccircle, is free to spin about the axis.
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The captures must be done either sideways on aconcentriccircle, or forwards or backwards on a radiating line.
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Theories of city form were available, sector andconcentriccircleconcepts, in particular.
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The second flagconcentriccircleof 11 stars around crossed keris on a blue field.
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Eachconcentriccirclerepresents a different frequency, emanating from zero at the center to increasing frequencies at the outer circles.
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Eachconcentriccircleexpanded out from the center by the length of one pace.
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It gets its name from theconcentriccirclepattern that can be seen from above, resembling a target.
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The shape of each layer is like a large circle with a smaller,concentriccircleremoved.
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These eyespots are essentiallyconcentriccircleof a wide variety of colors.
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In one, successively broader social contexts form concentric circles around an individual child, each circle serving as a larger context for the more proximal ones.
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The orientation boundary is made up of two offset concentric circles.
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In any case, all schemata representing concentric circles are misleading (as in discussions of identity).
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In the convoy, important relationships are identified and situated in three concentric circles around the self, arranged according to importance and closeness.
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They were asked to arrange their attributes in one of three concentric circles (center, intermediate, and outer) corresponding to importance of each attribute.
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At the centre of the chamber base, a typical, rather small basal scar can be observed on all specimens, consisting of two concentric circles.
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For the two innermost concentric circles of neighbours, the ideal is in fact achieved.
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