ptolemaic

1. 1.

   of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
2. 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”

   Similargeocentric

Questions about ptolemaic

What does ptolemaic mean?

ptolemaic means "of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ptolemaic?

ptolemaic has 4 syllables: pto-le-ma-ic. The stress falls on "ma". In IPA it is /ˌtɑləˈmeɪɪk/.

Is ptolemaic a common word?

ptolemaic 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.