copernicus

Co·per·ni·cus

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koh-pur-ni-kuh s, kuh-]
- /koʊˈpɜr nɪ kəs, kə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koh-pur-ni-kuh s, kuh-]
- /koʊˈpɜr nɪ kəs, kə-/

Definitions of copernicus word

noun copernicus Nicolaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs). Polish name Mikołaj Kopernik. 1473–1543, Polish astronomer, whose theory of the solar system (the Copernican system) was published in 1543 3
noun copernicus a conspicuous crater on the moon, over 4000 metres deep and 90 kilometres in diameter, from which a system of rays emanates 3
noun copernicus ˌNicoˈlaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs ) ; nikˌəlāˈəs) (L. form of Mikolaj Kopernik) 1473-1543; Pol. astronomer 3
noun copernicus Nicolaus [nik-uh-ley-uh s] /ˌnɪk əˈleɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (Mikolaj Kopernik) 1473–1543, Polish astronomer who promulgated the now accepted theory that the earth and the other planets move around the sun (the Copernican System) 1
noun copernicus a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon, having an extensive ray system: about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter from crest to crest with walls rising about 12,000 feet (3650 meters) from its floor; having several central mountains the highest being about 2400 feet (730 meters). 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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