Copernican

[kəu'pə:nikən]

Definition

(adj.) according to Copernicus; 'in the Copernican system the earth and other planets revolve around the sun' .

(adj.) of radical or major importance; 'a Copernican revolution in modern art' .

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Definition

(a.) Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth (b. 1473, d. 1543), who taught the world the solar system now received, called the Copernican system.

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Definition

adj. relating to Copernicus the famous Prussian astronomer (1473-1543) or to his system.

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