heliocentric
adjective
he·lio·cen·tric
ˌhē-lē-ō-ˈsen-trik 
1
: referred to or measured from the sun's center or appearing as if seen from it
2
: having or relating to the sun as center compare geocentric
Examples of heliocentric in a Sentence
Galileo proposed the heliocentric theory that the Earth goes around the sun.
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In 1610, aided by the emergence of telescopes, Galileo Galilei famously observed Jupiter's four largest moons, thereby bolstering the Copernican heliocentric model of the solar system.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 June 2024
And perhaps the church leaders were slightly more at ease with the new heliocentric model of the solar system.
—Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2024
And so in January 2020, after more than 16 years of service, the Spitzer Space Telescope was deactivated—consigned to drift in a heliocentric orbit until the Sun's fiery expansion at the end of its life a few billion years from now.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 May 2023
What Osiander and others found heretical was the very notion of a heliocentric universe.
—Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2023
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 June 2024
And perhaps the church leaders were slightly more at ease with the new heliocentric model of the solar system.
—Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2024
And so in January 2020, after more than 16 years of service, the Spitzer Space Telescope was deactivated—consigned to drift in a heliocentric orbit until the Sun's fiery expansion at the end of its life a few billion years from now.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 May 2023
What Osiander and others found heretical was the very notion of a heliocentric universe.
—Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2023
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“Heliocentric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heliocentric. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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heliocentric
adjective
he·lio·cen·tric
ˌhē-lē-ō-ˈsen-trik
1
: referred to or measured from the sun's center or appearing as if seen from it
2
: having or relating to the sun as a center
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