English Explanatory Dictionary

galactocentric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a galactic center at its center.
  2. Having an entire galaxy at its center.
  3. Of or relating to galactocentrism, the theory according to which the Milky Way is at or near the center of the Universe.

Word forms

galactocentric

Etymology

From galacto- + -centric.

Related words

galactocentrism heliocentric hermeocentric cytherocentric geocentric selenocentric areocentric zenocentric cronocentric uranocentric planetocentric astrocentric

Derived words

galactocentrical galactocentrically galactocentricism
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