geocentric

[ jee-oh-sen-trik ]

adjective

1. having or representing the earth as a center:

   a geocentric theory of the universe.

2. using the earth or earthly life as the only basis of evaluation.
3. viewed or measured as from the center of the earth:

   the geocentric position of the moon.

geocentric

/ ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntrɪk /

adjective

1. having the earth at its centre

   the Ptolemaic system postulated a geocentric universe

2. measured from or relating to the centre of the earth

geocentric

/ jē′ō-sĕn′trĭk /

1. Relating to or measured from the Earth's center.
2. Relating to a model of the solar system or universe having the Earth as the center.
3. Compare heliocentric

Derived Forms

• ˌgeoˈcentrically, adverb

Other Words From

• geo·centri·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of geocentric¹

First recorded in 1680–90; geo- + -centric

Example Sentences

The universally adopted view of the structure of the universe was geocentric, of the world, anthropocentric.

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In the picturing of this future life the medival geocentric idea still forms the chief feature.

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Contrariwise, his unqualified acceptance of the geocentric doctrine sufficed to place that doctrine beyond the range of challenge.

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After the geocentric illusion had been destroyed, the anthropocentric illusion still remained.

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The degeneration theory has exploded as entirely as the geocentric and anthropocentric theories have vanished.

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