Synonyms of ptolemaic

Adjective


1. Ptolemaic

usage: of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy

2. Ptolemaic, geocentric (vs. heliocentric)

usage: 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"

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