heliocentric
/hee-lee-oh-sen-trik/US // ˌhi li oʊˈsɛn trɪk //UK // (ˌhiːlɪəʊˈsɛntrɪk) //
日心,日心主义,日心论,日心说
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Astronomy.
- : measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- : having or representing the sun as a center: the heliocentric concept of the universe.
Examples
The importance of this last discovery was of supreme value, for it confirmed the heliocentric theory.
As already noted, the heliocentric doctrine is not expressly stated here.
It was not to be expected that his mind would be attracted by the heliocentric theory of Aristarchus.
It was not to be expected that Ptolemy should have adopted the heliocentric idea of Aristarchus.
More than this, and worse than this, he had asserted the heliocentric theory—that the earth made its annual journey about the sun.
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