💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ptolemaic system"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ptolemaismnoun | The geocentric Ptolemaic system of astronomy. |
| geoheliocentrismnoun | An early model of the solar system that put Earth at the centre, and had Sun and Moon orbiting the Earth with other planets revolving about the Sun. |
| concavenoun | A concave surface or curve. |
| copernican revolutionnoun | The paradigm shift, from the Ptolemaic model of the heavens based around the Earth to a heliocentric model, proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus and later supported by Galileo and others. |
| planetocentric orbit | — |
| punctum stansnoun | A moment in the ever-flowing time of eternity; now |
| poseidocentric orbit | — |
| deferentnoun | (anatomy) A duct in the body serving to carry away from, as opposed to an afferent one. |
| orrerynoun | A clockwork model of any given solar system. |
| firmamentnoun | (usually uncountable, literary, poetic, also figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky. |
| epicyclenoun | (astronomy) A small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle; in Ptolemaic astronomy it was seen as the basis of revolution of the "seven planets", given a fixed central Earth. |
| planetographynoun | (astronomy) The branch of astronomy concerned with the description of the physical features of planets |
| geocentric orbit | A geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit, or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites. |
| heliocentrismnoun | (informal) The phenomenon of the Earth revolving around the Sun. |
| hadeocentric orbit | — |
| solar systemnoun | Any orbital system of at least one fusor and other heavenly bodies, like planets and other objects. |
| systemnoun | A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. |
| hermeocentric orbit | — |
| heliocentricismnoun | Alternative form of heliocentrism. [(astronomy, history) The theory that the sun is the center of the universe.] |
| axis mundinoun | (astronomy) The axis of Earth between the celestial poles, important in ancient geocentric coordinate systems. |
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