Ptolemaic

Ptol·e·ma·ic  (tl-mk)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy.

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

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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)

Thesaurus

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