GEOCENTRIC


Meaning of GEOCENTRIC in English

— geocentrically , adv.

/jee'oh sen"trik/ , adj.

1. having or representing the earth as a center: a geocentric theory of the universe.

2. using the earth or earthly life as the only basis of evaluation.

3. viewed or measured as from the center of the earth: the geocentric position of the moon.

[ 1680-90; GEO- + -CENTRIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .