Heliocentricity
[hee-lee-oh-sen-trik] /ˌhi li oʊˈsɛn trɪk/
adjective, Astronomy.
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.
/ˌhiːlɪəʊˈsɛntrɪk/
adjective
1.
having the sun at its centre
2.
measured from or in relation to the centre of the sun
adj.
1680s, from helio- + -centric.
heliocentric
(hē’lē-ō-sěn’trĭk)
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