HELIOCENTRIC


Meaning of HELIOCENTRIC in English

— heliocentrically , adv. — heliocentricity /hee'lee oh sen tris"i tee/ , heliocentricism /hee'lee oh sen"treuh siz'euhm/ , n.

/hee'lee oh sen"trik/ , adj. Astron.

1. measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.

2. having or representing the sun as a center: the heliocentric concept of the universe.

[ 1660-70; HELIO- + -CENTRIC ]

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