HELIOCENTRIC

heliocentric

(adjective) having the sun as the center

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

heliocentric (not comparable)

(astronomy) Having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a solar system or orbit.

Antonym: geocentric

Anagrams

• heteroclinic

Source: Wiktionary


He`li*o*cen"tric, He`li*o*cen"tric"al, a. Etym: [Helio- + centric, centrical: cf. F. héliocentrique.] (Astron.)

Definition: pertaining to the sun's center, or appearing to be seen from it; having, or relating to, the sun as a center; -- opposed to geocentrical. Heliocentric parallax. See under Parallax.

– Heliocentric place, latitude, longitude, etc. (of a heavenly body), the direction, latitude, longitude, etc., of the body as viewed from the sun.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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