adj · 4 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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tŏl'ə-māʹĭk
UK:/ˌtɒl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/
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US:/ˌtɑl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs, the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Via Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolemy + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
պտղոմեոսյան
(ptġomeosyan)
— of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies
Catalan:
ptolemaic
— of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies
Finnish:
ptolemaiolainen
— of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies
French:
ptolémaïque
— of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies
Galician:
ptolemaico
— of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies
Greek:
Πτολεμαϊκός
(Ptolemaïkós)
— of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies
Portuguese:
ptolomaico
— of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies
Russian:
птолеме́евский
(ptoleméjevskij)
— of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies
Spanish:
ptolemaico
— of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies
Armenian:
պտղոմեոսյան
(ptġomeosyan)
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Catalan:
ptolemaic
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Czech:
ptolemaiovský
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Danish:
ptolemæisk
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Finnish:
ptolemaiolainen
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
French:
ptolémaïque
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Galician:
ptolemaico
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
German:
ptolemäisch
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Greek:
πτολεμαϊκός
(ptolemaïkós)
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Italian:
tolemaico
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Polish:
Ptolemeuszowy
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Polish:
ptolemejski
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Polish:
Ptolemejski
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Polish:
ptolemeuszowski
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Polish:
Ptolemeuszowski
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Romanian:
ptolemeic
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Spanish:
ptolemaico
— of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
