heliocentric latitude.
Both the ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks preceded Galileo in postulating a heliocentric universe.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
-cen|tric — «SEHN trihk», adjective. 1. that is in or at the center; central. 2. of or characterized by a center. 3. of or having to do with a nerve center. –cen´tri|cal|ly, adverb. cen|tric, combining form. concentrating on or derived from: »an Anglocentric … Useful english dictionary
cen|tric — «SEHN trihk», adjective. 1. that is in or at the center; central. 2. of or characterized by a center. 3. of or having to do with a nerve center. –cen´tri|cal|ly, adverb. cen|tric, combining form. concentrating on or derived from: »an Anglocentric … Useful english dictionary
cen|tric|i|put — «sehn TRIHS uh puht», noun. the middle part of the head, between the sinciput and the occiput. ╂[< Latin centrum + caput head] … Useful english dictionary
cen|tric|i|ty — «sehn TRIHS uh tee», noun. the state of being centric … Useful english dictionary
an|thro|po|cen|tric — «AN thruh puh SEHN trihk», adjective. 1. regarding man as the central fact, and his existence and welfare as the ultimate aim, of the universe. 2. interpreting all things in the universe in terms of man and his values. –an´thro|po|cen´tri|cal|ly … Useful english dictionary
ar|e|o|cen|tric — «AYR ee uh SEHN trihk», adjective. Astronomy. having Mars as center. ╂[< Greek Areos of Mars + English center + ic] … Useful english dictionary
Eu|ro|po|cen|tric — «YUR uh puh SEHN trihk», adjective. having Europe as its center: »He [a historian] knows that or half a millennium the nations of Western Europe were destined to predominate. Thus, it is natural for him to have a Europocentric view of the modern… … Useful english dictionary
he|li|o|cen|tric|i|ty — «HEE lee oh sehn TRIHS uh tee», noun. = heliocentrism. (Cf. ↑heliocentrism) … Useful english dictionary
se|le|no|cen|tric — «sih LEE noh SEHN trihk», adjective. 1. having to do with the center of the moon. 2. with the moon as center: »a selenocentric orbit … Useful english dictionary
con|cen|tric — «kuhn SEHN trihk», adjective. having the same center. –con|cen´tri|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
