Copernican

Copernican
коперников, коперниканский

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  • Copernican — means of or pertaining to the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus For the Copernican system of astronomy, see heliocentrism For the philosophical principle, see Copernican principle For the lunar geological period, see Copernician Copernican… …   Wikipedia

  • Copernican — Co*per ni*can, a. Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth (b. 1473, d. 1543), who taught the world the solar system now received, called the Copernican system. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Copernican — 1660s, pertaining to COPERNICUS (Cf. Copernicus) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Copernican — adjective Etymology: Nicolaus Copernicus Date: 1667 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 2. of radical or major importance or degree < effected a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Copernican — adjective 1. of radical or major importance a Copernican revolution in modern art • Similar to: ↑important, ↑of import 2. according to Copernicus in the Copernican system the earth and other planets revolve around the sun • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Copernican — /koh perr ni keuhn, keuh /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Copernicus or his theories. 2. important and radically different; thoroughgoing: a Copernican revolution in modern art. [1660 70; COPERNIC(US) + AN] * * * …   Universalium

  • Copernican — [kə pə:nɪk(ə)n] adjective relating to the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) or to the Copernican system …   English new terms dictionary

  • Copernican — Co•per•ni•can [[t]koʊˈpɜr nɪ kən, kə [/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to Copernicus or his theories 2) important and radically different: a Copernican revolution in modern art[/ex] • Etymology: 1660–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • Copernican — /kəˈpɜnɪkən/ (say kuh pernikuhn) adjective 1. relating to the astronomic system of Copernicus. 2. of radical or major importance or degree: a Copernican step in education …  

  • Copernican paradigm (Australia) — Copernican paradigm is an analysis of Australian constitutional structures in order to develop models establishing Australia as a republic with a directly elected head of state. It is named for Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Contents …   Wikipedia

  • Copernican system — n. the theory of Copernicus that the planets revolve around the sun and that the turning of the earth on its axis from west to east accounts for the apparent rising and setting of the stars: basis of modern astronomy * * * or Copernican principle …   Universalium


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