geocentric

geo·cen·tric | \ ˌjē-ō-ˈsen-trik

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Definition of geocentric

1a : relating to, measured from, or as if observed from the earth's center — compare topocentric

b : having or relating to the earth as center — compare heliocentric

2 : taking or based on the earth as the center of perspective and valuation

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the old geocentric theory that the Sun goes round the Earth

Recent Examples on the Web Neo-geocentric theories represent attempts to sneak a consoling religious assumption—this universe is all about us—back into science, and so does conservation of information. — John Horgan, Scientific American, "Will the Universe Remember Us after We're Gone?," 5 Nov. 2020 Going further, to geocentric orbits where satellites hang high above the Earth, is even more expensive. — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, "NASA will set a price on lunar ice. Why?," 11 June 2020 Competing with Copernicus was a nearly equivalent geocentric model. — Kyle Peterson, WSJ, "An Astronomer’s View of the Christmas Sky," 21 Dec. 2018 But Cellarius’s magnificent rendering of the geocentric cosmos endures. — TIME.com, "The human species is ever-changing and with it our view of the universe.," 25 Oct. 2017

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“Geocentric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geocentric. Accessed 18 Jan. 2021.

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