heliocentric
adjective
he·lio·cen·tric
ˌhē-lē-ō-ˈsen-trik 
1
: referred to or measured from the sun's center or appearing as if seen from it
2
: having or relating to the sun as center compare geocentric
Examples of heliocentric in a Sentence
Galileo proposed the heliocentric theory that the Earth goes around the sun.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
By November 25, the sun’s gravitational tugging will have overcome that of Earth’s, sending this mini moon back into its default heliocentric orbit with the rest of its Arjuna kin.
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Then, the space rock will return to a heliocentric orbit, which is an orbit around the sun.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
By November 25, the sun’s gravitational tugging will have overcome that of Earth’s, sending this mini moon back into its default heliocentric orbit with the rest of its Arjuna kin.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2024
Then, the space rock will return to a heliocentric orbit, which is an orbit around the sun.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
In 1610, aided by the emergence of telescopes, Galileo Galilei famously observed Jupiter's four largest moons, thereby bolstering the Copernican heliocentric model of the solar system.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 June 2024
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“Heliocentric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heliocentric. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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heliocentric
adjective
he·lio·cen·tric
ˌhē-lē-ō-ˈsen-trik
1
: referred to or measured from the sun's center or appearing as if seen from it
2
: having or relating to the sun as a center
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