Definitions for: Geocentric


[adj] having the earth as the center



Webster (1913) Definition: Ge`o*cen"tric, Geocentrical Ge`o*cen"tric*al, a.
[Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ke`ntron center: cf. F.
g['e]ocentrique.] (Astron.)
(a) Having reference to the earth as center; 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.
(b) Having reference to the center of the earth.

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.


Ge`o*cen"tric, Geocentrical Ge`o*cen"tric*al, a.
]
Having, considering, or based on, the earth as center; as,
the geocentric theory of the universe.

Synonyms: Ptolemaic

Antonyms: heliocentric

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