heliocentric
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- heliocentrick (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhiːli.əʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
- (US) enPR: hē'lē-ō-sĕnʹtrĭk, IPA(key): /ˌhiːlioʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk
Adjective edit
heliocentric (not comparable)
- (astronomy) Having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a coordinate system or orbit. [from 17th c.]
- Hypernym: astrocentric
- a heliocentric coordinate system
- a heliocentric orbit
- 1685, J. Flamsteed, Philosophical Transactions, XV, p. 1217:
- To make the Catalogue of Eclipses, as also the Table of the Parallaxes of [Jupiter], it was necessary first to make a Table of [Jupiter]' Heliocentrick places, to which the Parallaxes being applied, give the Geocentrick.
- (cosmology) Of or relating to heliocentrism.
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Related terms edit
Translations edit
having the sun at the center
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See also edit
- 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)
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French héliocentrique.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
heliocentric m or n (feminine singular heliocentrică, masculine plural heliocentrici, feminine and neuter plural heliocentrice)
Declension edit
Declension of heliocentric
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | heliocentric | heliocentrică | heliocentrici | heliocentrice | ||
definite | heliocentricul | heliocentrica | heliocentricii | heliocentricele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | heliocentric | heliocentrice | heliocentrici | heliocentrice | ||
definite | heliocentricului | heliocentricei | heliocentricilor | heliocentricelor |
Further reading edit
- heliocentric in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)