galactocentric

English

Etymology

galacto- +‎ -centric

Adjective

galactocentric (not comparable)

1. (astronomy)
   1. Having a galactic center at its center.

      a galactocentric coordinate system

      a galactocentric orbit

   2. Having an entire galaxy at its center.
2. (cosmology) Of or relating to galactocentrism, the theory according to which the Milky Way is at or near the center of the Universe.

Usage notes

The Solar System orbits around the center of the Milky Way but not around the edges of this galaxy.

Derived terms

• galactocentrical
• galactocentrically
• galactocentricism
• galactocentric orbit

 

Related terms

• galactocentrism

 

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: مَجَرِّيّ الْمَرْكَز (majarriyy al-markaz)
• French: galactocentrique
• Italian: galattocentrico
• Persian: کهکشان‌مرکزی (kahkašân-markazi)
• Russian: галактоцентрический (galaktocentričeskij)
• Spanish: galactocéntrico
• Tajik: каҳкашонмарказӣ (kahkašonmarkazī)
• Turkish: galaksi merkezli

See also

• heliocentric (the Sun), hermeocentric (Mercury), cytherocentric (Venus), geocentric (the Earth), selenocentric (the Moon), areocentric (Mars), zenocentric (Jupiter), cronocentric (Saturn), uranocentric (Uranus), poseidocentric (Neptune), hadeocentric (Pluto), planetocentric (a planet), astrocentric (a star), galactocentric (a galaxy)