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topocentric

topocentric adjective: relative to an observer; that is, relative to a point on the surface of the Earth; said of a frame of reference, of a coordinate system, or the like, or of motion or position within such.

Adjective

topocentric (not comparable)

  1. Relative to an observer; that is, relative to a point on the surface of the Earth; said of a frame of reference, of a coordinate system, or the like, or of motion or position within such.

Origin of topocentric

From topo- + -centric.

Words formed from topocentric

Questions about topocentric

What does topocentric mean?
Topocentric means relative to an observer; that is, relative to a point on the surface of the Earth; said of a frame of reference, of a coordinate system, or the like, or of motion or position within such.
What part of speech is topocentric?
Topocentric is an adjective.

Words near topocentric in the dictionary

  1. topobathymetric
  2. topobiological
  3. topobiologically
  4. topobiology
  5. topocadastral
  6. topocentric
  7. topocentrically
  8. topochemical
  9. topochemically
  10. topochemistry
  11. topocidal

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