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photocentric

photocentric adjective: relating to a photocentre.

Adjective

photocentric (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a photocentre
    • We find that the photocentric orbit has a period P#61;633.0#92;pm 1.7 days, somewhat longer than previous results, with eccentricity of e#61;0.42#92;pm 0.03, and we estimate that the semi-major axis of the orbit of the primary is a#95;1#92;approx 0.32 AU, consistent with previous results.2015, Seth C. Koren, Cullen H. Blake, Conard C. Dahn, Hugh C. Harris, “The Low-Mass Astrometric Binary LSR1610-0040”, in arXiv

Origin of photocentric

From photo- + centric.

Questions about photocentric

What does photocentric mean?
Photocentric means relating to a photocentre.
What part of speech is photocentric?
Photocentric is an adjective.

Words near photocentric in the dictionary

  1. photocells
  2. photocenter
  3. photocenters
  4. photocentre
  5. photocentres
  6. photocentric
  7. photoception
  8. photoceptive
  9. photoceptor
  10. photoceptors
  11. photoceramic

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