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Copernican

 
Dictionary: Co·per·ni·can   (kō-pûr'nĭ-kən, kə-) pronunciation

adj.
Of or relating to the theory of Copernicus that Earth rotates daily on its axis and, with the other planets in the solar system, revolves around the sun.


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of radical or major importance

Meaning #2: according to Copernicus


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Copernican means of or pertaining to the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus

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Translations: Copernican
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kopernikansk, banebrydende

Nederlands (Dutch)
Copernicaans(e)

Français (French)
adj. - copernicien, radical

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kopernikanisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοπερνίκειος

Italiano (Italian)
copernicano

Português (Portuguese)
adj., -
n. - copernicano (m)

Русский (Russian)
система Коперника

Español (Spanish)
adj. - relativo a Copérnico, teoría de Copérnico, copernicano (cambio radical)

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kopernikansk
n. - kopernikan

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
哥白尼学说的, 哥白尼的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 哥白尼學說的, 哥白尼的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 코페르니쿠스의, 지동설의, 혁명적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - コペルニクスの, 根本的な, 重大な, コペルニクス説の, 画期的な, 徹底的な
n. - コペルニクス説信奉者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ما يخص العالم و الفيلسوف كوبرنيكوس, الذي كان أول من أدرك أسرار الفلك, أمر ثوري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של קופרניקוס‬


 
 

 

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