English dictionary
Ptolemaic
/,t/A/l/@/'m/eI//I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Of or pertaining to <i>Ptolemy</i>, the geographer and astronomer.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system
ExamplesIn 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.
Source: WordNet 3.0