Geocentric
Definition of Geocentric
Ge`o`cen´tric
a.
1.
(Astron.)
Having
,
considering
,
or
based
on
,
the
earth
as
center
;
as
,
the
geocentric
theory
of
the
universe
;
in
relation
to
or
seen
from
the
earth
, -
usually
opposed
to
heliocentric
,
as
seen
from
the
sun
;
as
,
the
geocentric
longitude
or
latitude
of
a
planet
.
Geocentric latitude
of
place
)
the
angle
included
between
the
radius
of
the
earth
through
the
place
and
the
plane
of
the
equator
,
in
distinction
from
geographic
latitude
.
It
is
a
little
less
than
the
geographic
latitude
.
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