Copernican

Copernican

English

Etymology

Copernicus +‎ -an

Adjective

Copernican (comparative more Copernican, superlative most Copernican)

1. Of or pertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the influential astronomer.
2. Of or 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 (pl)

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 (pl) Swedish: kopernikansk

Noun

Copernican (plural Copernicans)

1. A supporter of the theories of Copernicus.

Proper noun

Copernican

1. 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