Definition of geocentric
1a : relating to, measured from, or as if observed from the earth's center — compare topocentricb : 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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Examples of geocentric in a Sentence
the old geocentric theory that the Sun goes round the Earth
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All the phone companies in the world, with the exception of some Yanks, are very geocentric.
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: having or relating to the Earth as the center
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