Definition of ptolemaic Ptolemaic
/tɑˌlʌmejˈɪk/ - [talumeyik] - Ptol•e•ma•ic
We found 6 definitions of ptolemaic from 4 different sources.
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What does ptolemaic mean?
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| ptolemaic - of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy | ||
| ptolemaic - of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; "in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it" |
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Wiktionary 
- ptolemaic (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt. - ptolemaic (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ptolemaic (a.)
Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ptolemaic
tol-e-mā′ik, adj. pertaining to the race of Egyptian kings called the Ptolemies: pertaining to Ptolemy the astronomer (of the 2d century)—also Ptolemæ′an.—n. Ptolemā′ist, one who believes in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.—Ptolemaic system, the method by which Ptolemy, the astronomer, explained the structure of the heavens and the motions of the heavenly bodies (139 A.D.)
