geocentric
pronunciation
How to pronounce geocentric in British English:
UK [ˌdʒi:əʊˈsentrɪk]
How to pronounce geocentric in American English:
US [ˌdʒioʊˈsentrɪk]
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- Adjective:
- having the earth as the center
Word Origin
- geocentric (adj.)
- "having reference to the Earth as its center," 1680s, from geo- + -centric. Related: Geocentrically; geocentrism (1882).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Geocentric maps movements from low prices on coffee .
- 2. Nothing changes about observed reality when the dominant scientific view changed from the geocentric to the heliocentric theory .
- 3. This paper has made a qualitative analysis and discussion for the cause of the variation of geocentric gravitational constant .
- 4. This paper discusses how to scientifically employ a geocentric 3d coordinate system in china and analyzes three main scientific problems involved in this regards , i.e. the definition of the system , the geodetic fundamental constants and tidal correction .
- 5. Or or relating to the geocentric ptolemaic system .