What is the meaning of copernican?

adjective

  • Of radical or major importance.
    • usage: "a Copernican revolution in modern art"
  • According to Copernicus.
    • usage: "in the Copernican system the earth and other planets revolve around the sun"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
15
 
|15 years ago|767 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). copernican. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/copernican/definitions/1171423
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "copernican" http://smartdefine.org/copernican/definitions/1171423 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, copernican, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/copernican/definitions/1171423>.
MLAWordNet. "copernican" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/copernican/definitions/1171423>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)