geocentric

adj
/ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/UK/ˌd͡ʒioʊˈsɛntɹɪk/US

Etymology

From geo- + -centric.

  1. derived from κεντρικός
  2. formed as geocentric — “geo- + -centric

Definitions

  1. Having the Earth at the center.

    • a geocentric coordinate system
    • a geocentric orbit
    • To make the Catalogue of Eclipses, as also the Table of the Parallaxes of [Jupiter], it was necessary first to make a Table of [Jupiter]' Heliocentrick places, to which the Parallaxes being applied, give the Geocentrick.
  2. Of or relating to geocentrism, an obsolete cosmology which placed the Earth at the center…

    Of or relating to geocentrism, an obsolete cosmology which placed the Earth at the center of the universe.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at geocentric. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01geocentric02universe03sum04exercise05hone06curl07stroke08blow09air10firmament

A definitional loop anchored at geocentric. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at geocentric

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA