Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to, measured from, or with respect to the center of the earth.
- adjective Having the earth as a center.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An adherent of the theory that the earth is the center of the universe.
- In astronomy, having reference to the earth for its center; in relation to the earth as a center; hence, seen from the earth: a term applied to the place of a planet as it would be seen from the center of the earth, in opposition to its heliocentric place as conceived to be seen from the center of the sun.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having, considering, or based on, the earth as center; ; in relation to or seen from the earth, -- usually opposed to
heliocentric , as seen from the sun. - adjective (of place) the angle included between the radius of the earth through the place and the plane of the equator, in distinction from
geographic latitude. It is a little less than the geographic latitude.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having the
Earth at the center. Usually in reference to theSolar System .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having the earth as the center
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think it's logical to be "geocentric" or "nationcentric" about the U.S.
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I think it's logical to be "geocentric" or "nationcentric" about the U.S.
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I think it's logical to be "geocentric" or "nationcentric" about the U.S.
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I think it's logical to be "geocentric" or "nationcentric" about the U.S.
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Dammit man … way to kill the geocentric model of the universe for me.
Think Progress » Inhofe’s Grandchildren Build Igloo To Mock Killer Snow Storm: ‘Al Gore’s New Home’ 2010
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Though saying a geocentric theory got the period of revolutions wrong seems question begging.
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Love will diehard, as died the idolatries of our forefathers, the geocentric theory of the universe, and the divine right of kings.
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The Ptolemaic theory fit the data available to astronomers using a geocentric model with many, many “epicycles” – little additional circles in the orbits.
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Roosevelt and John Burroughs, they would have been geocentric as well in their theories of the Cosmos.
The Other Animals 2010
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They accepted the theories of the four humours and the geocentric universe.
Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim al-Khalili – review Tim Radford 2010
mahalie commented on the word geocentric
From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocentric_coordinates): "Geocentric coordinates are an Earth-centered system of locating objects in the solar system in three-dimensions along the Cartesian X, Y and Z axes. They are differentiated from topocentric coordinates which use the observer's location as the reference point for bearings in altitude and azimuth. Both systems, however, share a common difficulty in that the Earth is constantly moving, which requires the addition of a time component to fix objects."
January 3, 2007
mahalie commented on the word geocentric
"After decades of research, behavioral biologists have begun to figure out how (ants find a feeding site and then return home). Studies show that ants use a combination of geocentric and egocentric techniques. Geocentric navigation (also called allocentric or exocentric) relies on external environmental cues such as landmarks and any available map information." by Peter Morville in his book Abient Findability
January 3, 2007