heliocentric
Definitions
Having the sun as the central point, esp. of a model of the solar system in which the planets orbit the sun.
以太阳为中心的，日心的（尤指行星绕太阳运行的太阳系模型）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedhelio- (sun) + centr (center) + -ic (adj.) = 'having the sun at the center.' It describes the Copernican model in which the Earth and other planets orbit the Sun, rather than the Sun orbiting the Earth.
Root centr still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.heliocentric model日心模型
- 2.heliocentric theory日心说
- 3.heliocentric system日心体系
- 4.heliocentric view日心观
- 5.heliocentric orbit日心轨道
Example Sentences
- 1.
Copernicus proposed a heliocentric model in which the Earth orbits the sun.
- 2.
The shift to a heliocentric view changed how humans understood the cosmos.
- 3.
Galileo's observations supported the heliocentric theory over the older one.
Easily Confused
heliocentric vs geocentric — heliocentric puts the sun at the center (the modern, correct model: Earth orbits the Sun). geocentric puts the earth at the center (the older, rejected model: everything orbits Earth). Same suffix, opposite root: helio = sun, geo = earth.