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geocentric

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
  • US: /ˌd͡ʒioʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
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  • rhymes with -ɛntɹɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: JH IY2 OW0 S EH1 N T R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the Earth at the center.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a geocentric coordinate system
  • a geocentric orbit

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: planetocentric

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to geocentrism, an obsolete cosmology which placed the Earth at the center of the universe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: astronomy, cosmology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having the earth as the center

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: heliocentric

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English geocentric From geo- + -centric.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَرْضِيّ الْمَرْكَز (ʔarḍiyy al-markaz) — having Earth at center
  • Catalan: geocèntric — having Earth at center
  • Czech: geocentrický — having Earth at center
  • Danish: geocentrisk — having Earth at center
  • Dutch: geocentrisch — having Earth at center
  • Finnish: maakeskinen — having Earth at center
  • Finnish: geosentrinen — having Earth at center
  • French: géocentrique — having Earth at center
  • Galician: xeocéntrico — having Earth at center
  • Georgian: გეოცენტრული (geocenṭruli) — having Earth at center
  • German: geozentrisch — having Earth at center
  • Greek: γεωκεντρικός (geokentrikós) — having Earth at center
  • Hungarian: geocentrikus — having Earth at center
  • Hungarian: földközpontú — having Earth at center
  • Indonesian: geosentrik — having Earth at center
  • Italian: geocentrico — having Earth at center
  • Persian: زمینمرکزی (zamin-markazi) — having Earth at center
  • Polish: geocentryczny — having Earth at center
  • Romanian: geocentric — having Earth at center
  • Russian: гѐоцентри́ческий (gèocentríčeskij) — having Earth at center
  • Spanish: geocéntrico — having Earth at center
  • Swedish: geocentrisk — having Earth at center
  • Tagalog: dutungain — having Earth at center
  • Tajik: заминмарказӣ (zaminmarkazi) — having Earth at center
  • Turkish: Yer merkezli — having Earth at center