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Copernicus

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Copernicus

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n
Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)
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n
a conspicuous crater on the Moon
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Copernicus
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n Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)

Synonyms:
Mikolaj Kopernik, Nicolaus Copernicus
Example of:
astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
a physicist who studies astronomy
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n a conspicuous crater on the Moon

Example of:
lunar crater
a crater on the Earth's Moon
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