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geocentric en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌd͡ʒioʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English geocentric From geo- + -centric.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having the Earth at the center.
   • 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. 1685, J. Flamsteed, Philosophical Transactions, volume XV, page 1217:
   • a geocentric coordinate system
   • a geocentric orbit
   • Near-Earth objects (NEOs) that follow horseshoe paths, and approach our planet at close range and low relative velocity, may undergo mini-moon events in which their geocentric energy becomes negative for hours, days or months, but without completing one revolution around Earth while bound. 2024 September, Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, “A Two-month Mini-moon: 2024 PT₅ Captured by Earth from September to November”, in Research Notes of the AAS, American Astronomical Society, →DOI:
2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to geocentrism, an obsolete cosmology which placed the Earth at the center of the universe.

Forms

Deriveds

geocentricism · geocentricity · Geocentric Coordinate Time · geocentrically · geocentrical

Hypernyms

planetocentric

Relateds

geocentrism · cytherocentric · heliocentric · areocentric · zenocentric · uranocentric · galactocentric · hermeocentric · cronocentric · selenocentric · astrocentric · planetocentric

Translations (25)

nl geocentrisch (having Earth at center) · tg заминмарказӣ (having Earth at center) · ar أَرْضِيّ الْمَرْكَز (having Earth at center) · ca geocèntric (having Earth at center) · ro geocentric (having Earth at center) · pl geocentryczny (having Earth at center) · fr géocentrique (having Earth at center) · ka გეოცენტრული (having Earth at center) · ru гѐоцентри́ческий (having Earth at center) · hu földközpontú (having Earth at center) · hu geocentrikus (having Earth at center) · el γεωκεντρικός (having Earth at center) · da geocentrisk (having Earth at center) · cs geocentrický (having Earth at center) · tl dutungain (having Earth at center) · sv geocentrisk (having Earth at center) · gl xeocéntrico (having Earth at center) · tr Yer merkezli (having Earth at center) · es geocéntrico (having Earth at center) · it geocentrico (having Earth at center) · id geosentrik (having Earth at center) · fa زمینمرکزی (having Earth at center) · fi maakeskinen (having Earth at center) · fi geosentrinen (having Earth at center) · de geozentrisch (having Earth at center)