heliocentricadj.n.

/ˌhiːlɪəʊˈsɛntrɪk/

Etymology: < helio- comb. form: see centric adj. and n. Compare French héliocentrique . Opposed in both senses to geocentric n. and adj.

A. adj.

1. Referred to the sun as centre; considered as viewed from the centre of the sun: as the heliocentric latitude, heliocentric longitude, heliocentric place, etc. of a planet, i.e. that in which it would appear to an observer placed at the centre of the sun.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > [adjective] > referred to as centre

heliocentric1686

1686 Philos. Trans. 1685 (Royal Soc.) 15 1217 It was necessary..to make a Table of ♃'s Heliocentrick places, to which the Parallaxes being applied, give the Geocentrick.

1703 D. Gregory in Philos. Trans. 1702–03 (Royal Soc.) 23 1318 Finding the Heliocentrick and Geocentric places of a Comet.

1786 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 76 429 I have here given its heliocentric and geocentric longitudes and latitudes.

1833 J. F. W. Herschel Astronomy v. 210 When we speak of the heliocentric longitudes and latitudes of objects, we suppose the spectator situated in the sun.

2. Having, or taking, the sun as centre: as the heliocentric (or Copernican) system of astronomy. (See B.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > [adjective] > having or taking as centre

heliocentrical1686

heliocentric1834

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Gloss. at Geocentric The moon's orbit is Geocentric; but the orbits of the other planets, and of the earth itself, are Heliocentric.

1892 B. F. Westcott Gospel of Life 12 The heliocentric view of our system..is more religious and, in the fullest sense, more scriptural than the geocentric view which it displaced.

figurative.1871 R. H. Hutton Ess. II. 285 It [poetry of the Old Testament] is what one might call a heliocentric, as distinguished from a geocentric, representation of life.

†B. n.

One who takes the sun as a centre. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1667 A. Nowel in Josselyn Voy. New Eng. (1674) 48 This assertion is not expugned by Geocentricks..nor oppugned by Heliocentricks.

Derivatives

ˌhelioˈcentricism n. the heliocentric theory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > [noun] > theory of having or taking the sun as centre

heliocentricism1865

1865 F. Hall in H. H. Wilson tr. Vishṅu Puráṅa II. 242 (note) The heliocentricism taught in this passage..is remarkable.

1885 W. W. Roberts Pontif. Decrees Introd. 21 The Pope said in effect that heliocentricism was a heresy.

ˌheliocenˈtricity n. heliocentric quality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > [noun] > quality of having or taking the sun as centre

heliocentricity1878

1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 163 Our readers who are ignorant of astronomy may as well refuse to acknowledge the heliocentricity of things.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	heliocentric
释义	heliocentricadj.n. /ˌhiːlɪəʊˈsɛntrɪk/ Etymology: < helio- comb. form: see centric adj. and n. Compare French héliocentrique . Opposed in both senses to geocentric n. and adj. A. adj. 1. Referred to the sun as centre; considered as viewed from the centre of the sun: as the heliocentric latitude, heliocentric longitude, heliocentric place, etc. of a planet, i.e. that in which it would appear to an observer placed at the centre of the sun. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > [adjective] > referred to as centre heliocentric1686 1686 Philos. Trans. 1685 (Royal Soc.) 15 1217 It was necessary..to make a Table of ♃'s Heliocentrick places, to which the Parallaxes being applied, give the Geocentrick. 1703 D. Gregory in Philos. Trans. 1702–03 (Royal Soc.) 23 1318 Finding the Heliocentrick and Geocentric places of a Comet. 1786 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 76 429 I have here given its heliocentric and geocentric longitudes and latitudes. 1833 J. F. W. Herschel Astronomy v. 210 When we speak of the heliocentric longitudes and latitudes of objects, we suppose the spectator situated in the sun. 2. Having, or taking, the sun as centre: as the heliocentric (or Copernican) system of astronomy. (See B.) ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > [adjective] > having or taking as centre heliocentrical1686 heliocentric1834 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Gloss. at Geocentric The moon's orbit is Geocentric; but the orbits of the other planets, and of the earth itself, are Heliocentric. 1892 B. F. Westcott Gospel of Life 12 The heliocentric view of our system..is more religious and, in the fullest sense, more scriptural than the geocentric view which it displaced. figurative.1871 R. H. Hutton Ess. II. 285 It [poetry of the Old Testament] is what one might call a heliocentric, as distinguished from a geocentric, representation of life. †B. n. One who takes the sun as a centre. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1667 A. Nowel in Josselyn Voy. New Eng. (1674) 48 This assertion is not expugned by Geocentricks..nor oppugned by Heliocentricks. Derivatives ˌhelioˈcentricism n. the heliocentric theory. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > [noun] > theory of having or taking the sun as centre heliocentricism1865 1865 F. Hall in H. H. Wilson tr. Vishṅu Puráṅa II. 242 (note) The heliocentricism taught in this passage..is remarkable. 1885 W. W. Roberts Pontif. Decrees Introd. 21 The Pope said in effect that heliocentricism was a heresy. ˌheliocenˈtricity n. heliocentric quality. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > [noun] > quality of having or taking the sun as centre heliocentricity1878 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 163 Our readers who are ignorant of astronomy may as well refuse to acknowledge the heliocentricity of things. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.n.1667
随便看	kwh kwic ky kya kya-bouka kyabooka kyabuka kyack kyacks kyak kyaks kyanise kyanised kyanises kyanising kyanite kyanites kyanize kyanized kyanizes kyanizing kyano knob twiddler knob-billed knob-cheese