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COPERNICUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Copernicus mean?
• COPERNICUS (noun)
The noun COPERNICUS has 2 senses:
1. Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)
2. a conspicuous crater on the Moon
Familiarity information: COPERNICUS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Copernicus; Mikolaj Kopernik; Nicolaus Copernicus
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A conspicuous crater on the Moon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
lunar crater (a crater on the Earth's Moon)
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