ptolemaic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
  2. adjective satellite 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

WordNet


Ptol`e*ma"ic adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer.

Webster 1913