Copernican

English

Etymology

Copernicus +‎ -an

Adjective

Copernican (comparative more Copernican, superlative most Copernican)

Of or pertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the influential astronomer.
Or of pertaining to one or more of his theories.

Derived terms

Copernican system

Translations

pertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus

Chinese:
Mandarin: 哥白尼的 (zh) (Gēbáiní de)
Dutch: Copernicaans

Finnish: Kopernikuksen, kopernikaaninen
Polish: Kopernikowy

pertaining to his theories

Chinese:
Mandarin: 哥白尼學說的, 哥白尼学说的 (Gēbáiní xuéshuō de)
Finnish: kopernikaaninen

German: kopernikanisch
Polish: kopernikański (pl), kopernikowski

Noun

Copernican (plural Copernicans)

A supporter of the theories of Copernicus.

Proper noun

Copernican

The epoch in the lunar geologic timescale that occurred between 1.1 billion years ago to the present day.

References

Copernican period on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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