heliocentric
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- adjective
- /ˌhiːliəˈsɛntrɪk/
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heliocéntrico
- When Copernicus revived the notion of a heliocentric system in 1543, he could offer no observational confirmation.
- heliocentric model
- heliocentric system
It was before Copernicus's view about the heliocentric, geocentric version of the universe.
- It was before Copernicus's view about the heliocentric, geocentric version of the universe.
- But you do very much get somebody proposes a new model, heliocentric universe to geocentric universe change.
Examples
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Aristarchus and Copernicus are often regarded as the originators of the heliocentric system of the planets.
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Astronomers widely accepted the heliocentric theory after observing the movements of the planets.
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And therefore the heliocentric model was found to have much more support.
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Yet Galileo insisted his heliocentric view was a fact.
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The convincing proof that our system of planets is indeed heliocentric came from Tycho's precise instruments and painstaking measurements.
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Some of the initial observations were made that would change the 1500-year-old Ptolemaic geocentric worldview to the Copernican heliocentric worldview.
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The heliocentric model shows that planets orbit around the sun rather than the Earth.
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In a heliocentric system, the sun is at the center while all the planets revolve around it.
Synonyms
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About the idea that planets move around the sun
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small shift in a star's position seen when Earth is at different places around the sun to measure distance
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word heliocentric comes from Greek parts helio- meaning 'sun' and -centric meaning 'center', the same helio- you see in helium. So heliocentric literally means 'sun-centered', which is why it describes a model where the sun is the center of the system.