Ptolemaic system

Speech parts

1. Ptolemaic system - Noun

2. Ptolemaic system - Proper noun

Meaning

(astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

geocentric egocentric anthropocentric egocentrism Copernican system anthropocentrism geostatic cosmocentrism cosmocentric geocentrism earth-centeredness geocentric geocentricism geocentric model celestial model earth-centered cosmology
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Antonyms

heliocentric model

Hypernyms

model framework theoretical account

Examples

Under the instruction of Michael Maestlin, Tübingen's professor of mathematics from 1583 to 1631, he learned both the Ptolemaic system and the Copernican system of planetary motion. Source: Internet

The suggestion of mechanical models for the Earth centred Ptolemaic model "greatly contributed to the eventual triumph of the Ptolemaic system among the Christians of the West". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Ptolemaian ptolemaic Ptolemaic dynasty Ptolemaical Ptolemaida Ptolemais