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heliocentric
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)
- (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)
- heliocentric
Declension
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heliocentrism
English
Alternative forms
- heliocentricism
Etymology
Shortened from heliocentricism, from heliocentric +? -ism, from Ancient Greek ????? (h?lios, “sun”) + ??????? (kéntron, “centre”).
Noun
heliocentrism (uncountable)
- (astronomy, historical) The theory that the sun is the center of the universe.
- 1923, Felix Adler, "The Reconstruction of the Spiritual Ideal," American Ethical Union, 68.
- Geocentrism has been displaced by heliocentrism. Heliocentrism, in turn, the claim of the sun, surrounded by its satellites, to a sovereign place in the heavens, has become ridiculous in the face of the wilderness of suns that people the abysses beyond us.
- 2019, Elizabeth Howell, “PBS Series Takes Astronomy Buffs Back in Time With ‘Ancient Skies’”, Space.com
- It wasn't until the Renaissance that scientists such as Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei showed proof for heliocentrism, or the idea that the planets moved around the sun.
- Synonym: heliocentricity
- Antonym: geocentrism
- 1923, Felix Adler, "The Reconstruction of the Spiritual Ideal," American Ethical Union, 68.
- (informal) The phenomenon of the Earth revolving around the Sun.
Usage notes
Many dictionaries recognize heliocentricism as the grammatically correct form of this word. However, in current usage heliocentrism appears to be by far more frequently used. According to a Google Books search it seems that heliocentrism began to gain ground in the turn of 1960s and 1970s with the first occurrence taking place in 1930s.
Derived terms
- geoheliocentrism
Related terms
- heliocentric
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
From French héliocentrisme
Noun
heliocentrism n (uncountable)
- heliocentrism
Declension
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