heliocentric

English

Alternative forms

heliocentrick (obsolete)

Etymology

From helio- +‎ -centric.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhiːli.əʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
(US) enPR: hē'lē-ō-sĕnʹtrĭk, IPA^(key): /ˌhiːlioʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk

Adjective

heliocentric (not comparable)

(astronomy) Having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a solar system or orbit.
Antonym: geocentric

Related terms

heliocentrism

Translations

having the sun at the center

Catalan: heliocèntric
Czech: heliocentrický
Finnish: aurinkokeskinen, heliosentrinen (fi)
French: héliocentrique (fr)
Galician: heliocéntrico
German: heliozentrisch (de)
Greek: ηλιοκεντρικός (el) (iliokentrikós)

Italian: eliocentrico (it)
Kurdish: rojnavendî (ku), rojmerkezî (ku)
Portuguese: heliocêntrico (pt)
Romanian: heliocentric (ro)
Russian: гелиоцетри́ческий (geliocetríčeskij)
Spanish: heliocéntrico (es)

Further reading

Heliocentrism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

heteroclinic

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