Thesaurus: heliocentric

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1. a. Alt. of Heliocentrical
2. adj. having the sun as the center
3. pertaining to the sun's center, or appearing to be seen from it; having, or relating to, the sun as a center; -- opposed to geocentrical. Heliocentric parallax. See under Parallax. -- Heliocentric place, latitude, longitude, etc. (of a heavenly body), the direction, latitude, longitude, etc., of the body as viewed from the sun.
4. j:100 a. having the sun as the center