heliostatic

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adjective

Of astronomical models of the solar system in which the Earth and planets move, but the Sun does not.

Opposite
geostatic
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Meanings

heliostatic1

adjectiveheliostatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableastronomyOf astronomical models of the solar system in which the Earth and planets move, but the Sun does not.

    If heliostatic astronomy has no technical advantages, if thoroughly modern astronomy is not heliostatic, and if the arguments adduced by Copernicus were unconvincing, why were the early geostatic astronomies, Ptolemy's in particular, superseded?

    1993, Hugh Thurston, Early Astronomy, Spriner-Verlag Ch 10, page 207

    Antonyms: geostatic

heliostatic2

adjectiveheliostatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a heliostat.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf astronomical models of the solar system in which the Earth and planets move, but the Sun does not.

Opposite
geostatic

Origin

heliostatic · adjective

From helio- + -static.

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heliostatic · adjective

From heliostat + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chiastolite
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APA

heliostatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliostatic

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Chicago

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