ptolemaic system

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   (astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center

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Questions about ptolemaic system

What does ptolemaic system mean?

ptolemaic system means "(astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center".

Is ptolemaic system a common word?

ptolemaic system 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.