COPERNICAN


Meaning of COPERNICAN in English

/koh perr"ni keuhn, keuh-/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to Copernicus or his theories.

2. important and radically different; thoroughgoing: a Copernican revolution in modern art.

[ 1660-70; COPERNIC(US) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .