heliocentric
pronunciation
How to pronounce heliocentric in British English:
UK [ˌhi:liəˈsentrɪk]
How to pronounce heliocentric in American English:
US [ˌhilioˈsɛntrɪk]
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- Adjective:
- having the sun as the center
Word Origin
- heliocentric (adj.)
- 1680s, from helio- + -centric.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Aristarchus had more than 200 years earlier come up with a heliocentric model of the solar system .
- 2. The achievement in astronomy was the revival and proof of the heliocentric theory that is regarding the sun as center .
- 3. Summoned to rome to explain his heliocentric heresy , he eventually agreed to plead guilty to ' suspicion of heresy ' in exchange for a lighter punishment .
- 4. Since the advocation and popularization of lifelong education , it has become the most influential trend of thought in education in the present society . It is regarded as one of most shocking events in the history of education which can be compared favorably with the revolution that the heliocentric theory copernicus brought .
- 5. Nothing changes about observed reality when the dominant scientific view changed from the geocentric to the heliocentric theory .