Geocentric /(?)/
Ge·o·cen·tric
Geocentric
a.
- Having, considering, or based on, the earth as center; as, the geocentric theory of the universe; in relation to or seen from the earth, -- usually opposed to heliocentric, as seen from the sun; as, the geocentric longitude or latitude of a planet. (Astron.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Geocentric latitude
- (of place) the angle included between the radius of the earth through the place and the plane of the equator, in distinction from geographic latitude. It is a little less than the geographic latitude.