Geocentric
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Geocentric is an adjective meaning Having the Earth at the center.
Meaning
Having the Earth at the center.
More Meanings
- (cosmology) Of or relating to geocentrism, an obsolete cosmology which placed the Earth at the center of the universe.
Example Sentences
a geocentric orbit
a geocentric coordinate system
To make the Catalogue of Eclipses, as also the Table of the Parallaxes of [Jupiter], it was necessary first to make a Table of [Jupiter]' Heliocentrick places, to which the Parallaxes being applied, give the Geocentrick.
Near-Earth objects (NEOs) that follow horseshoe paths, and approach our planet at close range and low relative velocity, may undergo mini-moon events in which their geocentric energy becomes negative for hours, days or months, but without completing one revolution around Earth while bound.
Word Forms
- geocentrick
Antonyms for geocentric
Common opposites include heliocentric.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include planetocentric, geocentrick, heliocentric, areocentric, heliocentrical, galactocentric.
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