What does geocentric mean?
Geocentric means Having the Earth at the center..
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/ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ · adjective
Having the Earth at the center..
a geocentric coordinate system
a geocentric orbit
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.
Use geocentric when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Geocentric means Having the Earth at the center..
Common synonyms include ptolemaic.
Possible antonyms include heliocentric.
a geocentric coordinate system
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