When a battery is committed with intent to do serious harm or murder, or when it is done with a dangerous weapon, it is described as aggravated. A weapon is considered dangerous whenever the purpose for using it is to cause death or serious harm.
Meaning: Having a common center. Synonyms: concentric; concentrical; homocentric. Context example: concentric rings. Similar: coaxal; coaxial (having a common axis)
The seeming incongruity of this merger of an objective scientific instrument with a column designed in accordance with the classical tradition of homocentric idealism is a reminder that similar confrontations occurred throughout the intellectual disciplines during this century of change.