Geocentric

[jee-oh-sen-trik] /ˌdʒi oʊˈsɛn trɪk/

adjective
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.
/ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntrɪk/
adjective
1.
having the earth at its centre: the Ptolemaic system postulated a geocentric universe
2.
measured from or relating to the centre of the earth
adj.

1680s, from geo- + -centric. Related: Geocentrism (1882).
geocentric
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