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