Ptol·e·my /ˈtɑləmi/
人名
Ptolemy
n 1: Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of
astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd
century AD) [syn: Claudius Ptolemaeus]
2: an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from
323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with
Cleopatra [syn: Ptolemaic dynasty]