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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.
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The earth and each erratic world. Blackmore.
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2. Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct.
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3. Irregular; changeable. “Erratic fever.” Harvey.
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Erratic blocks, gravel, etc. (Geol.), masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes. -- Erratic phenomena, the phenomena which relate to transported materials on the earth's surface.
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Er*rat"ic, n. 1. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.
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2. A rogue. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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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.
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&hand_; In the plural the term is applied especially to the loose gravel and stones on the earth's surface, including what is called drift.
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