Copernican
pronunciation
How to pronounce Copernican in British English:
UK [kəuˈpə:nikən]
How to pronounce Copernican in American English:
US [koˈpɚnɪkən, kə-]
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- Adjective:
- of radical or major importance
- according to Copernicus
Word Origin
- Copernican (adj.)
- 1660s, "pertaining to Copernicus."
Example
- 1. So why did galileo stick to his copernican views ?
- 2. By 1614 , a dominican friar named tommaso caccini preached openly against galileo , calling the copernican worldview heretical .
- 3. In the copernican system the earth and other planets revolve around the sun .
- 4. It took centuries for the copernican revolution to transform humanity .
- 5. So which is real , the ptolemaic or copernican system ?