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geodetic vs. geocentric

geodetic

adjective

  1. pertaining to geodesy.

geocentric

adjective

  1. having or representing the earth as a center:

    a geocentric theory of the universe.

  2. using the earth or earthly life as the only basis of evaluation.
  3. viewed or measured as from the center of the earth:

    the geocentric position of the moon.