Definition of heliocentric Heliocentric

he•li•o•cen•tric

We found 7 definitions of heliocentric from 6 different sources.

What does heliocentric mean?

Adjective
heliocentric - having the sun as the center
		geocentric having the earth as the center

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heliocentric (Adjective)
Having the sun at the center/ centre; usually in reference to a solar system or orbit.

heliocentric
-al, hē-li-o-sen′trik, -al, adj. (astron.) referred to the sun as centre.—adv. Heliocen′trically. [Gr. hēlios, the sun, kentron, the centre.]

heliocentric
As seen from, or having reference to, the centre of the sun.
heliocentric
The angular distance of a body from the first point of Aries, measured upon the ecliptic, as viewed from the sun.