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heliocentric
[hee-lee-oh-sen-trik]
adjective
measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
having or representing the sun as a center.
the heliocentric concept of the universe.
heliocentric
/ ˌːɪəʊˈɛԳٰɪ /
adjective
having the sun at its centre
measured from or in relation to the centre of the sun
heliocentric
Relating to or measured from the center of the Sun.
Relating to a model of the solar system or universe having the Sun as the center.
Compare geocentric See Note at Copernicus
Other Word Forms
- heliocentrically adverb
- heliocentricity noun
- heliocentricism noun
- ˌdzˈٰٲ noun
- ˌˈԳٰ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of heliocentric1
Example Sentences
For example, the rejection of the heliocentric model of the solar system with one that accurately places the sun at its center.
“Sometimes, these temporary captures do not complete one revolution before dropping out of orbit and returning to their regular heliocentric trajectories,” he and his colleague, Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, wrote.
Such a heliocentric shift would have greatly limited the mission’s scientific output, says Jim Green, NASA’s former chief scientist and former head of its planetary science efforts.
When Galileo started turning telescopes on the heavens in the early 1600s, the heliocentric model caught on—which, “for many people, made astrology a bit less likely,” Campion says.
A full Venus, Galileo showed, was clinching evidence for the competing sun-focused “heliocentric” solar system model developed by Copernicus.
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