English noun: Copernicus | |||
1. | Copernicus (person) Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543) | ||
Synonyms | Mikolaj Kopernik, Nicolaus Copernicus | ||
Instance hypernym | astronomer, stargazer, uranologist | ||
2. | Copernicus (object) a conspicuous crater on the Moon | ||
Instance hypernym | lunar crater | ||