galactocentric

adjective

ga·​lac·​to·​cen·​tric

gə¦laktə¦sen‧trik

: having or relating to the Milky Way as the center

a galactocentric universe

Word History

Etymology

galact- + -centric

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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