COPERNICAN


Meaning of COPERNICAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈpər-ni-kən, kō- ]

adjective

Etymology: Nicolaus Copernicus

Date: 1667

1. : of or relating to Copernicus or the belief that the earth rotates daily on its axis and the planets revolve in orbits around the sun

2. : of radical or major importance or degree

effected a Copernican revolution in philosophy — Times Literary Supplement

• Copernican noun

• Co·per·ni·can·ism -kə-ˌni-zəm noun

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