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heliocentric

Syllabification: (he·li·o·cen·tric)
Definition of heliocentric

adjective

  • having or representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system. Compare with geocentric.
  • Astronomy measured from or considered in relation to the center of the sun:heliocentric distance

Derivatives

heliocentrically

Pronunciation: /-trik(ə)lē/
adverb

heliocentric in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of heliocentric in the British & World English dictionary