different between geocentric vs heliocentric

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

Alternative forms

• heliocentrick (obsolete)

Etymology

From helio- +? -centric.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?hi?li.???s?nt??k/
• (US) enPR: h?'l?-?-s?n?tr?k, IPA^(key): /?hi?lio??s?nt??k/
• Rhymes: -?nt??k

Adjective

heliocentric (not comparable)

1. (astronomy) Having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a solar system or orbit. [from 17th c.]

   Antonym: geocentric

   • 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.

Related terms

• heliocentrism

Translations

Further reading

• Heliocentrism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• heteroclinic

Romanian

Etymology

From French héliocentrique

Adjective

heliocentric m or n (feminine singular heliocentric?, masculine plural heliocentrici, feminine and neuter plural heliocentrice)

1. heliocentric

Declension