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Ptolemaic

Ptolemaic Meaning & Definition
Ptolemaic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ptolemaic?

[adj] of 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"
[adj] of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ptolemaic: geocentric

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Ptolemaic In Webster's Dictionary

\Ptol`e*ma"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer. {Ptolemaic system} (Astron.), the system maintained by Ptolemy, who supposed the earth to be fixed in the center of the universe, with the sun and stars revolving around it. This theory was received for ages, until superseded by the Copernican system.

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