"homocentric" meaning in English

See homocentric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-homocentric.wav Forms: more homocentric [comparative], most homocentric [superlative]
Etymology: From homo- + -centric. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|homo|centric}} homo- + -centric Head templates: {{en-adj}} homocentric (comparative more homocentric, superlative most homocentric)
  1. (geometry) Having the same centre. Categories (topical): Geometry Related terms: homocentricity Translations (having the same centre): homocentrique (French), aonlárnach (Irish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-homocentric.wav Forms: more homocentric [comparative], most homocentric [superlative]
Etymology: From homo- + -centric. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|homo-|-centric|id1=homosexual}} homo- + -centric Head templates: {{en-adj}} homocentric (comparative more homocentric, superlative most homocentric)
  1. (LGBTQ) Having a homosexual bias or basis. Categories (topical): LGBTQ
    Sense id: en-homocentric-en-adj-1S3d~M5x Categories (other): English terms prefixed with homo- (homosexual)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: homocentrist
Etymology number: 2

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-homocentric.wav Forms: more homocentric [comparative], most homocentric [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin homō (“human”) + -centric. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|la:homō|-centric|t1=human}} Latin homō (“human”) + -centric Head templates: {{en-adj}} homocentric (comparative more homocentric, superlative most homocentric)
  1. Focused on human beings; anthropocentric. Related terms: homocentrism
    Sense id: en-homocentric-en-adj-vC5MecaB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -centric, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centric: 16 10 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 4 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: homocentrist
Etymology number: 3

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