geocentric
adjective
geo·cen·tric
ˌjē-ō-ˈsen-trik 
1
a
: 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
Examples of geocentric in a Sentence
the old geocentric theory that the Sun goes round the Earth
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Science prides itself on being self-correcting; wrong theories are eventually made right, as in the old notion of a geocentric universe giving way to the modern view.
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Sidney Perkowitz, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2024
The issue is that cities have been preparing for projections of geocentric sea-level rise, for instance with sea walls.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
The Ptolemaic geocentric system seemed obvious, and was accepted on the basis of consensus, despite being erroneous.
—Olga Tokarczuk, Harper's Magazine, 6 Jan. 2023
But Ptolemy’s geocentric model worked.
—John Horgan, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2021
Lucretius’ only known work, On the Nature of Things, is remarkable for its foreshadowing of Darwinism, humans as higher primates, the study of atoms and the scientific method — all contemplated in a geocentric world ruled by eccentric gods.
—Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
The geocentric description of Ptolemy worked better than any other model at detailing the motions of the heavenly bodies, and no model would do better until Kepler postulated elliptical orbits in the 17th century.
—Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 16 June 2021
To accord with their geocentric theories, ancient astronomers theorized that the planets moved in complicated ways, sometimes enacting a sort of loop-de-loop to end up in the spots that ancient astronomers observed, reports Vice.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Mar. 2021
Unfortunately, the geocentric predictions were more accurate — with fewer and smaller observational discrepancies — than the heliocentric model.
—Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
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Sidney Perkowitz, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2024
The issue is that cities have been preparing for projections of geocentric sea-level rise, for instance with sea walls.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
The Ptolemaic geocentric system seemed obvious, and was accepted on the basis of consensus, despite being erroneous.
—Olga Tokarczuk, Harper's Magazine, 6 Jan. 2023
But Ptolemy’s geocentric model worked.
—John Horgan, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2021
Lucretius’ only known work, On the Nature of Things, is remarkable for its foreshadowing of Darwinism, humans as higher primates, the study of atoms and the scientific method — all contemplated in a geocentric world ruled by eccentric gods.
—Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
The geocentric description of Ptolemy worked better than any other model at detailing the motions of the heavenly bodies, and no model would do better until Kepler postulated elliptical orbits in the 17th century.
—Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 16 June 2021
To accord with their geocentric theories, ancient astronomers theorized that the planets moved in complicated ways, sometimes enacting a sort of loop-de-loop to end up in the spots that ancient astronomers observed, reports Vice.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Mar. 2021
Unfortunately, the geocentric predictions were more accurate — with fewer and smaller observational discrepancies — than the heliocentric model.
—Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
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“Geocentric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geocentric. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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geocentric
adjective
geo·cen·tric
ˌjē-ō-ˈsen-trik
1
: relating to or measured from the earth's center
2
: having or relating to the earth as a center
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