heliocentric

[ hee-lee-oh-sen-trik ]
/ ˌhi li oʊˈsɛn trɪk /

adjective Astronomy.

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.

Origin of heliocentric

First recorded in 1660–70; helio- + -centric

OTHER WORDS FROM heliocentric

he·li·o·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverb he·li·o·cen·tric·i·ty [hee-lee-oh-sen-tris-i-tee] /ˌhi li oʊ sɛnˈtrɪs ɪ ti/, he·li·o·cen·tri·cism [hee-lee-oh-sen-truh-siz-uh m] /ˌhi li oʊˈsɛn trəˌsɪz əm/, noun

Words nearby heliocentric

helideck, heliencephalitis, heligoland, helio, helio-, heliocentric, heliocentric parallax, heliochrome, heliodor, heliogabalus, heliogram

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British Dictionary definitions for heliocentric

heliocentric
/ (ˌhiːlɪəʊˈsɛntrɪk) /

adjective

having the sun at its centre
measured from or in relation to the centre of the sun

Derived forms of heliocentric

heliocentrically, adverb heliocentricity or heliocentricism, noun

Scientific definitions for heliocentric

heliocentric
[ hē′lē-ō-sĕn′trĭk ]

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 geocentric. See Note at Copernicus.