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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Heliocentric \He`li*o*cen"tric\, Heliocentrical \He`li*o*cen"tric"al\, a. [Helio- + centric, centrical: cf F. h['e]liocentrique.] (Astron.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: heliocentric adj : having the sun as the center [ant: {geocentric}]
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