Astron.
a system elaborated by Ptolemy and subsequently modified by others, according to which the earth was the fixed center of the universe, with the heavenly bodies moving about it.
[ 1765-75 ]
PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM
Meaning of PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012