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Ptol·e·ma·ic
/ˌtɑləˈmeɪk/
(a.)埃及王Ptolemy的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ptol·e·ma·ic
a.
Of
or
pertaining
to
Ptolemy
,
the
geographer
and
astronomer
.
Ptolemaic system
Astron.
,
the
system
maintained
by
Ptolemy
,
who
supposed
the
earth
to
be
fixed
in
the
center
of
the
universe
,
with
the
sun
and
stars
revolving
around
it
.
This
theory
was
received
for
ages
,
until
superseded
by
the
Copernican
system
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Ptolemaic
adj
1:
of
or
relating
to
the
astronomer
Ptolemy
2:
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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