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adjective Geocentrical, Geocentric adj. (Astron.) (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. 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.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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