Meaning of Ptolemaic in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   Ptolemaic

   Definitions

   1. of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system

   Examples

   • « 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 »

   Synonyms

   • geocentric

2. Qualitative Adjective

   Ptolemaic

   Definitions

   1. of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy