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• heliocentric — HELIOCÉNTRIC, Ă, heliocentrici, ce, adj. Care aparţine heliocentrismului, referitor la heliocentrism; care are soarele drept centru. ♢ Sistemul heliocentric = teorie fundamentată de Copernic, conform căreia Soarele se află în centrul sistemului… …   Dicționar Român

• Heliocentric — He li*o*cen tric (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), Heliocentrical He li*o*cen tric al (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]*kal), a. [Helio + centric, centrical: cf. F. h[ e]liocentrique.] (Astron.) pertaining to the sun s center, or appearing to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• heliocentric — 1680s, from HELIO (Cf. helio ) + CENTRIC (Cf. centric) …   Etymology dictionary

• heliocentric — [hē΄lē ə sen′trik] adj. [ HELIO + CENTRIC] 1. calculated from, viewed as from, or belonging to the center of the sun 2. having or regarding the sun as the center …   English World dictionary

• heliocentric — heliocentrically, adv. heliocentricity /hee lee oh sen tris i tee/, heliocentricism /hee lee oh sen treuh siz euhm/, n. /hee lee oh sen trik/, adj. Astron. 1. measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun. 2. having or… …   Universalium

• heliocentric — he•li•o•cen•tric [[t]ˌhi li oʊˈsɛn trɪk[/t]] adj. 1) astron. measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun 2) astron. cvb having or representing the sun as a center: a heliocentric concept of the universe[/ex] • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• heliocentric — adjective Date: 1685 1. referred to or measured from the sun s center or appearing as if seen from it 2. having or relating to the sun as center compare geocentric …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• heliocentric — adjective /ˌhiːliəʊˈsɛntrɪk,ˌhiːlioʊˈsɛntrɪk/ having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a solar system or orbit Ant: geocentric …   Wiktionary

• heliocèntric — he|li|o|cèn|tric Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

• heliocéntric — adj. m. (sil. li o ), pl. heliocéntrici; f. sg. heliocéntricã, pl. heliocéntrice …   Romanian orthography