Noun: Copernicus ku'pur-nu-kus
- Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the centre (1473-1543)
- Nicolaus Copernicus, Mikolaj Kopernik
- A conspicuous crater on the Moon
Type of: astronomer, lunar crater, stargazer [informal], uranologist
Encyclopedia: Copernicus, Nicolaus