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geocentric

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

ge=o=cen=tric

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective geocentric has 1 sense

geocentric(a = adj.all) - having the earth as the center;

Antonym:

heliocentric

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CIDE DICTIONARY

geocentric, a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ke`ntron center: cf. F. géocentrique.].

Having, considering, or based on, the earth as center; as, the geocentric theory of the universe; in relation to or seen from the earth, -- usually opposed to heliocentric, as seen from the sun; as, the geocentric longitude or latitude of a planet. [1913 Webster]

Geocentric latitude (of place) the angle included between the radius of the earth through the place and the plane of the equator, in distinction from geographic latitude. It is a little less than the geographic latitude.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

geocentric, adj.
1 considered as viewed from the centre of the earth.
2 having or representing the earth as the centre; not heliocentric.

Idiom

geocentric latitude the latitude at which a planet would appear if viewed from the centre of the earth.

Derivative

geocentrically adv.

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