heliocentric

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Alternative forms

• heliocentrick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌhiːliəʊˈsɛntrɪk/, X-SAMPA: /%hi:li@U"sEntrIk/
• (US) enPR: hē'lē-ō-sĕnʹtrĭk, IPA: /ˌhiːlioʊˈsɛntrɪk/, X-SAMPA: /%hi:lioU"sEntrIk/

Etymology

From helio- +‎ centric.

Adjective

heliocentric (not comparable)

1. (astronomy) having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a solar system or orbit

Translations

having the sun at the center

• Finnish: aurinkokeskinen (fi), heliosentrinen (fi)
• French: héliocentrique (fr) m and f
• German: heliozentrisch (de)

• Italian: eliocentrico (it)
• Romanian: heliocentric (ro) m and n
• Spanish: heliocéntrico (es)

Antonyms

• geocentric

Anagrams

• heteroclinic