Ptolemaic system (original) (raw)
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Ptolemaic system" is a kind of...):
framework; model; theoretical account (a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process)
Domain category:
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)