geocentric

English

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Etymology

From geo- +‎ -centric.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒioʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk

Adjective

geocentric (not comparable)

  1. Having the Earth at the center.
    • 1685, J. Flamsteed in Philosophical Transactions XV, p. 1217:
      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.

Usage notes
  • Often used in the sense of geocentrism, an obsolete cosmology which placed the Earth at the center of the universe.

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Romanian

Etymology

From French géocentrique.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.oˈt͡ʃen.trik/

Adjective

geocentric m or n (feminine singular geocentrică, masculine plural geocentrici, feminine and neuter plural geocentrice)

  1. geocentric

Declension
Declension of geocentric
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite geocentric geocentrică geocentrici geocentrice
definite geocentricul geocentrica geocentricii geocentricele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite geocentric geocentrice geocentrici geocentrice
definite geocentricului geocentricei geocentricilor geocentricelor

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