天動説

天動説

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	動	説
てん Grade: 1	どう Grade: 3	せつ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From 天 (ten, “sky”) +‎ 動 (dō, “moving”) +‎ 説 (-setsu, “theory”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) てんど​ーせつ [tèńdóꜜòsètsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ndo̞ːse̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

天動説 (hiragana てんどうせつ, rōmaji tendōsetsu)

1. geocentrism

   Synonym: 地球中心説 (Chikyū chūshinsetsu)

See also

• 地 (ち)動 (どう)説 (せつ) (chidōsetsu)