geocentric

[jee-oh-sen-trik]

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adjective

having or representing the earth as a center.
a geocentric theory of the universe.
using the earth or earthly life as the only basis of evaluation.
viewed or measured as from the center of the earth.
the geocentric position of the moon.

geocentric

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adjective

having the earth at its centre
the Ptolemaic system postulated a geocentric universe
measured from or relating to the centre of the earth

geocentric

Relating to or measured from the Earth's center.
Relating to a model of the solar system or universe having the Earth as the center.
Compare heliocentric

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Other Word Forms

geocentrically adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of geocentric¹

First recorded in 1680–90; geo- + -centric

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Unfortunately, when we’re taught that there are only eight planets and these planets reign in their orbits, we’re hearkening back to the old geocentric concept.

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Galileo noted the phases of Venus as he observed it early in the 17th century, and he used it as an argument against the then popular geocentric models of the solar system.

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The church attempted to patch the holes in the old way of thought, but Aristotle, the geocentric world, and the feudal way of life were all mortally wounded.

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So he’s busy trying to get industry up into space, up into geocentric orbit, which we have the technology to do.

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Both discoveries provided key evidence in favor of the model of heliocentrism, developed by Nicolaus Copernicus and published in 1543, which displaced the previous, dogmatic and incorrect, geocentric model of the universe.

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geocarpy geocentric latitude

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