n. (also Copernican theory) Astron. the theory that the planets (including the earth) move round the sun (cf. Ptolemaic system). [Copernicus latinized f. M. Kopernik, Polish astronomer d. 1543]
COPERNICAN SYSTEM
Meaning of COPERNICAN SYSTEM in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012