Copernicus

/kəˈpʌrnəkəs/
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Definitions of Copernicus
  1. noun
    Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)
    synonyms: Mikolaj Kopernik, Nicolaus Copernicus
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    astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
    a physicist who studies astronomy
  2. noun
    a conspicuous crater on the Moon
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    lunar crater
    a crater on the Earth's Moon
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