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heliocentric

Pronunciation: [ˌhiːliəʊˈsɛntrɪk]

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Learn how to use heliocentric in a sentence: 3 audio examples across 1 meaning.

Context: “astronomy”

(adjective) describing a model of the universe where the Sun is at the center, and all the planets, including Earth, move around it. Just like how Earth moves around the Sun, the heliocentric model shows that the Sun is the main star in our solar system.

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The heliocentric theory explains how the planets orbit the Sun each year.

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Before the heliocentric model, many people believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.

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What did the heliocentric model change about how we understand our solar system?

How to pronounce heliocentric

Pronunciation: [ˌhiːliəʊˈsɛntrɪk]

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