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heliocentric
[ hee-lee-oh-sen-trik ]
adjective
- measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- having or representing the sun as a center:
the heliocentric concept of the universe.
heliocentric
/ ˌːɪəʊˈɛԳٰɪ /
adjective
- having the sun at its centre
- measured from or in relation to the centre of the sun
heliocentric
/ ŧ′lŧ-ō-ĕ′ٰĭ /
- Relating to or measured from the center of the Sun.
- Relating to a model of the solar system or universe having the Sun as the center.
- Compare geocentricSee Note at Copernicus
Derived Forms
- ˌdzˈٰٲ, noun
- ˌˈԳٰ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- l··t·· adverb
- ····ٰ··ٲ [hee-lee-oh-sen-, tris, -i-tee], ····ٰ· [hee-lee-oh-, sen, -tr, uh, -siz-, uh, m], noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of heliocentric1
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Example Sentences
“Sometimes, these temporary captures do not complete one revolution before dropping out of orbit and returning to their regular heliocentric trajectories,” he and his colleague, Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, wrote.
Such a heliocentric shift would have greatly limited the mission’s scientific output, says Jim Green, NASA’s former chief scientist and former head of its planetary science efforts.
When Galileo started turning telescopes on the heavens in the early 1600s, the heliocentric model caught on—which, “for many people, made astrology a bit less likely,” Campion says.
A full Venus, Galileo showed, was clinching evidence for the competing sun-focused “heliocentric” solar system model developed by Copernicus.
Briggs is a singular, heliocentric talent unlike few others in Southern Section girls’ basketball.
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