claudius ptolemaeus

1. 1.

   Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance

   SynonymsPtolemy

   Broaderastronomer

Questions about claudius ptolemaeus

What does claudius ptolemaeus mean?

claudius ptolemaeus means "Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance".

What is another word for claudius ptolemaeus?

Close synonyms include Ptolemy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is claudius ptolemaeus a common word?

claudius ptolemaeus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.