Ptolemaic

[ tol-uh-mey-ik ]

/ ˌtɒl əˈmeɪ ɪk /

of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.

of or relating to the dynastic house of the Ptolemies or the period of their rule in Egypt.

Origin of Ptolemaic

1665–75; < Greek Ptolemaikós of Ptolemy, equivalent to Ptolema(îos) Ptolemy + -ikos -ic

A second developed a trigonometry of sines to replace the Ptolemaic trigonometry of chords.

An Introduction to the History of Science |Walter Libby
His aim is nothing less than the firm establishment of what may perhaps be described as a Ptolemaic, anthropocentric metaphysics.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith
Stone carved patterns of any kind in Egyptian art are quite rare before the Ptolemaic period.

Evolution in Art |Alfred C. Haddon
According to the Ptolemaic system the earth is a motionless sphere fixed at the center of the universe.

Astronomical Lore in Chaucer |Florence M. Grimm

The Pergamene court was in no degree behind the Ptolemaic in its literary and artistic zeal.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2 |Various

Ptolemaic

/ (ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪk) /

of or relating to the Greek astronomer Ptolemy or to his conception of the universe

of or relating to the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt from the death of Alexander the Great (323 bc) to the death of Cleopatra (30 bc)