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Universe vs Heliocentrism - What's the difference?

universe | heliocentrism |

As nouns the difference between universe and heliocentrism

is that universe is the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself; same as the universe while heliocentrism is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (this theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of copernicus, galileo and kepler).

universe

English

Alternative forms

* Universe (dated or religious)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself; same as the Universe.
  • I think that the universe was created by a life force rather than a deity .
  • An entity similar to our Universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
  • Everything under consideration.
  • In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
  • An imaginary collection of worlds.
  • The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
  • Intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting.
  • That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe .

    Derived terms

    * clockwork universe * known universe * observable universe * parallel universe * physical universe * universe of discourse

    See also

    * om * (disambig) * (projectlink) * * ----

    heliocentrism

    English

    Alternative forms

    * heliocentricism

    Noun

    (-)
  • The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.)
  • (astronomy) The theory of the heliocentric model, that the planets including Earth orbit the Sun, in contrast to geocentrism. (This theory, that the sun is the centre of the Solar System only is the current theory.)
  • Usage notes

    Many dictionaries recognize "heliocentricism" as the grammatically correct form of this word. However, in current usage heliocentrism' appears to be by far more frequently used. According to a Google Books search it seems that ' heliocentrism began to gain ground in the turn of 1960's and 1970's with the first occurrence taking place in 1930's.

    Synonyms

    * heliocentricity