- heliocentric
- centered on the Sun.
Mechanics glossary. 2013.
heliocentric
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heliocentric — HELIOCÉNTRIC, Ă, heliocentrici, ce, adj. Care aparţine heliocentrismului, referitor la heliocentrism; care are soarele drept centru. ♢ Sistemul heliocentric = teorie fundamentată de Copernic, conform căreia Soarele se află în centrul sistemului… … Dicționar Român
Heliocentric — He li*o*cen tric (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), Heliocentrical He li*o*cen tric al (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]*kal), a. [Helio + centric, centrical: cf. F. h[ e]liocentrique.] (Astron.) pertaining to the sun s center, or appearing to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heliocentric — 1680s, from HELIO (Cf. helio ) + CENTRIC (Cf. centric) … Etymology dictionary
heliocentric — [hē΄lē ə sen′trik] adj. [ HELIO + CENTRIC] 1. calculated from, viewed as from, or belonging to the center of the sun 2. having or regarding the sun as the center … English World dictionary
heliocentric — heliocentrically, adv. heliocentricity /hee lee oh sen tris i tee/, heliocentricism /hee lee oh sen treuh siz euhm/, n. /hee lee oh sen trik/, adj. Astron. 1. measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun. 2. having or… … Universalium
heliocentric — he•li•o•cen•tric [[t]ˌhi li oʊˈsɛn trɪk[/t]] adj. 1) astron. measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun 2) astron. cvb having or representing the sun as a center: a heliocentric concept of the universe[/ex] • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
Heliocentric parallax — Heliocentric He li*o*cen tric (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), Heliocentrical He li*o*cen tric al (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]*kal), a. [Helio + centric, centrical: cf. F. h[ e]liocentrique.] (Astron.) pertaining to the sun s center, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heliocentric place — Heliocentric He li*o*cen tric (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), Heliocentrical He li*o*cen tric al (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]*kal), a. [Helio + centric, centrical: cf. F. h[ e]liocentrique.] (Astron.) pertaining to the sun s center, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heliocentric Julian Day — (HJD) is the same as the Julian day, but adjusted to the frame of reference of the Sun, and thus can differ from the Julian day by as much as 8.4 minutes (i.e. 507 seconds or 0.00587 days), that being the time it takes the Sun s light to reach… … Wikipedia
Heliocentric orbit — A heliocentric orbit (also called circumsolar orbit) is an orbit around the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in our Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar… … Wikipedia
Heliocentric (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Heliocentric Type = Album Artist = Paul Weller Released = April 10, 2000 (UK) May 9, 2000 (US) Recorded = Heliocentric Studios Black Barn Studios Genre = Rock Length = 48:05 Label = Producer = Paul Weller, Brendan Lynch… … Wikipedia
