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Learn to pronounce Co·per·ni·can

/kəˈpərnik(ə)n/
adjective
relating to or characteristic of the astronomical theories of Nicolaus Copernicus.
"the Copernican heliocentric solar system"

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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.
adjective · of or relating to Copernicus or his theories. · important and radically different; thoroughgoing: a Copernican revolution in modern art.
Copernican system, in astronomy, model of the solar system centered on the Sun, with Earth and other planets moving around it, formulated by Nicolaus ...
adjective. of radical or major importance. “a Copernican revolution in modern art” important, of import. of great significance or value.
1. of or pertaining to Copernicus or his theories 2. important and radically different; thoroughgoing a Copernican revolution in modern art.
The meaning of COPERNICAN SYSTEM is the system of planetary motions maintained by Copernicus according to which the earth rotates on an axis once each day ...
Copernican means of or pertaining to the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543). Copernican may also refer to: Science.
A model of the Solar System proposed by N. Copernicus in which the Sun lay at the centre with the planets orbiting around it.
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Of or relating to the theory of Copernicus that Earth rotates daily on its axis and, with the other planets in the solar system, revolves around the sun.
Copernican Revolution, shift in the field of astronomy from a geocentric understanding of the universe, centred around Earth, to a heliocentric understanding, ...