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heliocentric definition

he·lio·cen·tric (hē′lē ə sen′trik)

adjective

  1. calculated from, viewed as from, or belonging to the center of the sun
  2. having or regarding the sun as the center

Etymology: helio- + -centric

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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