heterocentric
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heterocentric
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From hetero- + -centric.
adjective more heterocentric · most heterocentric
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Having different or multiple centres.
The purpose of this paper is to develop a complete and general theory of aperture referral in linear optics for dioptric systems that may be heterocentric and astigmatic. Apertures may be elliptical and decentred. Referral transforms the geometry of an aperture.
Opposite: homocentric
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Focused on other people, as opposed to the self.
The satisfaction one desires from the action is due either to the value which the action has directly for the doer or to the value which it has in producing satisfaction in others. The active attitude, then, is either egocentric or heterocentric.
Opposite: autocentric, egocentric
- Having a heterosexual bias or basis.
Talk about this word "heterocentric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heterocentric. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. heterocentric. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heterocentric "heterocentric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heterocentric.Cite this
@misc{heterocentric_2026,
title = {heterocentric},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heterocentric},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
