pyrocentric adjective2 •Of or relating to the Pythagorean astronomical system, which posited that the Earth, Moon, Sun, and planets orbit an invisible "Central Fire".All the same, some 2000 years later Copernicus would refer to Philolaus' pyrocentric world model for support of the idea that the Earth is a circularly moving planet. — 2007 •Centering fire as a key force in nature, civilization, etc.In contrast, the pyrocentric hypothesis holds that fire is a major consumer shaping the patterns, structure, and composition of vegetation. — 2019 formsmore pyrocentric · most pyrocentric