geocentric

UK: /ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntrɪk/ US: ( jē′ō sen′trik)

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ge•o•cen•tric  ( jē′ō sen′trik), adj. 

1. having or representing the earth as a center:
   a geocentric theory of the universe.
2. using the earth or earthly life as the only basis of evaluation.
3. viewed or measured as from the center of the earth:
   the geocentric position of the moon.

• geo- + -centric 1680–90

ge′o•cen′tri•cal•ly, adv. 

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geocentric / ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntrɪk/, geocentrical / ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntrɪkəl/ adjective

1. having the earth at its centre: the Ptolemaic system postulated a geocentric universe
2. measured from or relating to the centre of the earth

ˌgeoˈcentrically adverb