different between geocentric vs geosynchronous

English

Alternative forms

• geocentrick (obsolete)
• geocentrical

Etymology

From geo- +? -centric.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?i????s?nt??k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?io??s?nt??k/
• Rhymes: -?nt??k

Adjective

geocentric (not comparable)

1. Having the Earth at the center.
   • 1685, J. Flamsteed in Philosophical Transactions XV, p. 1217:

     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.

Usage notes

• Often used in the sense of geocentrism, an obsolete cosmology which placed the Earth at the center of the universe.

Antonyms

• heliocentric

Translations

Further reading

• Geocentric model on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• egocentric

Romanian

Etymology

From French géocentrique

Adjective

geocentric m or n (feminine singular geocentric?, masculine plural geocentrici, feminine and neuter plural geocentrice)

1. geocentric

Declension

English

Etymology

geo- +? synchronous

Adjective

geosynchronous (not comparable)

1. Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the Earth. A special case is the geostationary orbit which is circular and equatorial, so that the satellite appears to be fixed over a particular point on Earth's sky.

Related terms

• areosynchronous
• geostationary
• heliostationary
• heliosynchronous

Translations