
homocentric



homocentric adjective. [hǝʊmǝ(ʊ)'sɛntrɪk, hɒm-]
homocentric noun & adjective. [hɒmǝ(ʊ)'sɛntrɪk, hǝʊm-]
homocentric noun & adjective1.
[hɒmǝ(ʊ)'sɛntrɪk, hǝʊm-] E17.[mod. Latin homocentricus, formed as HOMO- + Greek kentrikos: see -CENTRIC.]A. noun.
Astronomy. A sphere or circle concentric with another or with the earth. Only in
E17.b. adjective.
1. Astronomy. Concentric.
obsolete exc.
Hist. L17.2. Physics. Of rays: either parallel, or passing through a single focal point (or appearing to do so when extended).
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