Copernican system

Other forms: Copernican systems

Definitions of Copernican system
  1. noun
    (astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
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    type of:
    framework, model, theoretical account
    a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
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