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Ptolemaic
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Ptolemaic: See Also | 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 This theory was received for ages, until superseded by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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