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ptolemaic |
Grep of noun ptolemaic ptolemaic system Overview of adj ptolemaic The adj ptolemaic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Ptolemaic -- (of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy) 2. Ptolemaic -- (or 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") Antonyms of adj ptolemaic 1 of 2 senses of ptolemaic Sense 2 Ptolemaic INDIRECT (VIA geocentric) -> heliocentric Similarity of adj ptolemaic 2 senses of ptolemaic Sense 1 Ptolemaic Pertains to noun Ptolemy (Sense 1) =>Ptolemy, Claudius Ptolemaeus => astronomer, uranologist, stargazer Sense 2 Ptolemaic => geocentric (vs. heliocentric) Attributes of adj ptolemaic Familiarity of adj ptolemaic ptolemaic used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj ptolemaic ptolemaic Overview of adj ptolemaic The adj ptolemaic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Ptolemaic -- (of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy) 2. Ptolemaic -- (or 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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