Definition of Copernican in English :

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Copernican meaning in English

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Copernican pronunciation in English

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Copernican

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Adjective

1. copernican

of radical or major importance

Example Sentences:
'a Copernican revolution in modern art'

2. copernican

according to Copernicus

Example Sentences:
'in the Copernican system the earth and other planets revolve around the sun'

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Copernican

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noun
Nicolaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs). Polish name Mikołaj Kopernik. 1473–1543, Polish astronomer, whose theory of the solar system (the Copernican system) was published in 1543
noun
a conspicuous crater on the moon, over 4000 metres deep and 90 kilometres in diameter, from which a system of rays emanates

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Copernican

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ˌNicoˈlaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs ) ; nikˌəlāˈəs) (L. form of Mikolaj Kopernik) 1473-1543; Pol. astronomer

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Copernican

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adj.
Of or relating to the theory of Copernicus that the earth rotates daily on its axis and, with the other planets in the solar system, revolves around the sun.

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