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erratic

Adjective

∙ unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent
∙ Deviating from the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; odd.

Noun

∙ A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier. geology
∙ Anything that has erratic characteristics.

BABYLON ENGLISH
erratic adj.
unsettled, irregular, having no fixed course, tending to wander
large stone or boulder carried by a glacier and left in a new location (Glaciology)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
erratic
erratic
\er*rat"ic\, n.
1. one who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.
2. a rogue. [obs.] ockeram.
3. (geol.) any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder.
note: in the plural the term is applied especially to the loose gravel and stones on the earth's surface, including what is called drift.
erratic
\er*rat"ic\ (?), a. [l. erraticus, fr. errare to wander: cf. f. erratique. see err.] 1. having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars. the earth and each erratic world. more.
2. deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct.
3. irregular; changeable. "erratic fever." arvey.
erratic
blocks,
similar words(2)

erratic blocks
erratic phenomena

WORDNET 2.0
erratic
Adjective
1. having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"
(synonym) planetary, wandering
(similar) unsettled
2. liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"
(synonym) fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)
(similar) changeable, changeful
3. likely to perform unpredictably; "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster
(synonym) temperamental
(similar) unreliable, undependable

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Erratic
Erratic may refer to:Erratic, a project of music artist Jan RobbeGlacial erratic, a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it restsErratic ant (Tapinoma erraticum), a species of ant
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

erratic

Adjective

∙ unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent
∙ Deviating from the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; odd.

Noun

∙ A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier. geology
∙ Anything that has erratic characteristics.

BABYLON ENGLISH
erratic adj.
unsettled, irregular, having no fixed course, tending to wander
large stone or boulder carried by a glacier and left in a new location (Glaciology)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
erratic
erratic
\er*rat"ic\, n.
1. one who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.
2. a rogue. [obs.] ockeram.
3. (geol.) any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder.
note: in the plural the term is applied especially to the loose gravel and stones on the earth's surface, including what is called drift.
erratic
\er*rat"ic\ (?), a. [l. erraticus, fr. errare to wander: cf. f. erratique. see err.] 1. having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars. the earth and each erratic world. more.
2. deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct.
3. irregular; changeable. "erratic fever." arvey.
erratic
blocks,
similar words(2)

erratic blocks
erratic phenomena

WORDNET 2.0
erratic
Adjective
1. having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"
(synonym) planetary, wandering
(similar) unsettled
2. liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"
(synonym) fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)
(similar) changeable, changeful
3. likely to perform unpredictably; "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster
(synonym) temperamental
(similar) unreliable, undependable

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Erratic
Erratic may refer to:Erratic, a project of music artist Jan RobbeGlacial erratic, a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it restsErratic ant (Tapinoma erraticum), a species of ant
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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