paracentric adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a centre. noun1 •A planar curve having the property that, when its plane is placed vertically, a body descending along it, by the force of gravity, will approach to, or recede from, a fixed point or centre, by equal distances in equal times. formsparacentrics · more paracentric · most paracentric