Ptolemaic
pto·le·maic
adjective
1.
of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
2.
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”
Origin
Via Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolemy + -ic.
Phrases
- Ptolemaic comma
- Ptolemaic system
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