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Definition heliocentric in British English

heliocentric adjective

adjective
1

relating to a view of the solar system with the sun at the centre and the planets revolving around it

Example

Nicholas Copernicus is credited as setting the heliocentric model of the solar system on a firm footing.

Definition heliocentric in British English