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Heliocentric; Heliocentrical
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
pertaining to the sun's center, or appearing to be seen from it; having, or relating to, the sun as a center; -- opposed to geocentrical. Heliocentric parallax. See under Parallax. -- Heliocentric place, latitude, longitude, etc. (of a heavenly body), the direction, latitude, longitude, etc., of the body as viewed from the sun.