heliocentric

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he·li·o·cen·tric

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('lē-ō-sĕn'trĭk) pronunciation also he·li·o·cen·tri·cal (-trĭ-kəl)
adj.
  1. Of or relating to a reference system based at the center of the sun.
  2. Having the sun as the center.
heliocentricity he'li·o·cen·tric'i·ty (-sĕn-trĭs'ĭ-tē) n.

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Sun-centered. A heliocentric orbit is an orbit with the Sun at one focus.
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Heliocentric

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - heliocentrisk, med solen i centrum

Nederlands (Dutch)
heliocentrisch (met de zon als middelpunt)

Français (French)
adj. - héliocentrique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heliozentrisch (Sonne als Zentrum)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ηλιοκεντρικός

Italiano (Italian)
eliocentrico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - heliocêntrico

Русский (Russian)
гелиоцентрический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - heliocéntrico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - heliocentrisk (astron.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
以太阳为中心的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 以太陽為中心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 태양 중심의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 太陽中心の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شمسي المركز, شمسيمركزي خاص بالشمس باعتبارها مركزا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאמין במרכזיותה של השמש, הליוצנטרי, מחושב ממרכז השמש‬


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helio– (prefix)
annual parallax (astronomy)