heliocentric
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li adjective Astronomy.
1.
measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
2.
having or representing the sun as a center: the heliocentric concept of the universe.
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heliocentric (ˌhiːlɪəʊˈsɛntrɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having the sun at its centre |
| 2. | measured from or in relation to the centre of the sun |
| helio'centrically | |
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| heliocen'tricity | |
| —n | |
| helio'centricism | |
| —n | |
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Science Dictionary
heliocentric (hē'lē-ō-sěn'trĭk) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
Neither does atomic theory of matter, the heliocentric model of the solar system, or plate tectonics.
The truth of its wrongness is as well taken as the truth of the heliocentric solar system.
It took some time to begin to understand the motion of the planets against the sky and how the solar system was heliocentric.
Note that the heliocentric orbit energy is constant until a near encounter with a planet occurs.
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