Meanings
adjectiveCopernican (comparative more Copernican, superlative most Copernican)
comparative more Copernican · superlative most Copernican
- Of or pertaining to Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) or one or more of his theories.
proper noun
- The epoch in the lunar geologic timescale that occurred between 1.1 billion years ago to the present day.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof radical or major importance
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importantof import
adjectiveaccording to Copernicus
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Origin
Translations
Catalan copernicà, copernicà
- copernicàpertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus
- copernicàpertaining to his theories
Chinese Mandarin 哥白尼的, 哥白尼學說的 /哥白尼学说的
- 哥白尼的 (Gēbáiní de)pertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus
- 哥白尼學說的 /哥白尼学说的 (Gēbáiní xuéshuō de)pertaining to his theories
Dutch Copernicaans
- Copernicaanspertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus
Finnish Kopernikuksen, kopernikaaninen
- Kopernikuksenpertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus
- kopernikaaninenpertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus
- kopernikaaninenpertaining to his theories
German kopernikanisch
- kopernikanischpertaining to his theories
Polish Kopernikowy, kopernikański
- Kopernikowypertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus
- kopernikańskipertaining to his theories
- kopernikowskipertaining to his theories
Swedish kopernikansk
- kopernikanskpertaining to his theories
Cite this entry
APA
Copernican. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copernican
MLA
“Copernican.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copernican. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Copernican,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copernican.
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