Copernican

English

Etymology

From 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 model
• Copernican principle
• Copernican system
• Copernican time principle

 

Translations

pertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus

• Catalan: copernicà
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哥白尼的 (zh) (Gēbáiní de)

• Dutch: Copernicaans
• Finnish: Kopernikuksen, kopernikaaninen
• Polish: Kopernikowy (pl)

pertaining to his theories

• Catalan: copernicà
• 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