/boh"deuhz/ , Astron.
a numerical scheme that gives the approximate distance from the sun of the seven inner planets but fails for Neptune and Pluto. Also called Titius-Bode law .
[ 1825-35; after Johann E. Bode (1747-1826), German astronomer, though prob. first formulated by Johann D. Titius (Tietz) (1729-96) ]