Ptolemaic

Ptol·e·ma·ic (t

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adj.

1. Of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy.

2. Of or relating to the Ptolemies or to Egypt during their rule.

Ptolemaic [ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪk]

adj

1. (Astronomy) of or relating to the 2nd century ad Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer Ptolemy (Latin name Claudius Ptolemaeus) or to his conception of the universe

2. (Historical Terms) of or relating to the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt from the death of Alexander the Great (323 bc) to the death of Cleopatra (30 bc)

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Adj.	1.	Ptolemaic - of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
	2.	Ptolemaic - of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; "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" geocentric - having the earth as the center

Translations

Ptolemaic [ˌtɒləˈmeɪɪk] ADJ Ptolemaic system → sistema m de Tolomeo, sistema m tolemaico

Ptolemaic

adj → ptolemäisch; Ptolemaic system → ptolemäisches Weltbild or (Welt)system

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By disproving that law it might have been possible to retain the old conception of the movements of the bodies, but without disproving it, it would seem impossible to continue studying the Ptolemaic worlds.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

Incidentally, new facts were learned about the nature, size, and form of the earth, and the Ptolemaic system went glimmering.

The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context

Geology has initiated us into the secularity of nature, and taught us to disuse our dame-school measures, and exchange our Mosaic and Ptolemaic schemes for her large style.

Essays, Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context

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