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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Geocentric \Ge`o*cen"tric\, Geocentrical \Ge`o*cen"tric*al\, a.
     [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ke`ntron center: cf. F.
     g['e]ocentrique.] (Astron.)
     (a) 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.
         [1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Geocentric \Ge`o*cen"tric\, Geocentrical \Ge`o*cen"tric*al\, a.
     ]
     Having, considering, or based on, the earth as center; as,
     the geocentric theory of the universe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Geocentric \Ge`o*cen"tric\, Geocentrical \Ge`o*cen"tric*al\, a.
     [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ke`ntron center: cf. F.
     g['e]ocentrique.] (Astron.)
     (a) Having reference to the earth as center; 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.
     (b) Having reference to the center of the earth.
  
     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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  geocentrical
     a.
     (alternative form of en geocentric)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  geocentrical
     a.
     (alternative form of en geocentric)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  geocentrical
     a.
     (alternative form of en geocentric)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  geocentrical
     a.
     (alternative form of en geocentric)

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


     a. 以地球为中心的

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