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Copernicus
[koh-pur-ni-kuhs, kuh-]
noun
Nicolaus Mikolaj Kopernik, 1473–1543, Polish astronomer who promulgated the now accepted theory that the earth and the other planets move around the sun the Copernican System.
a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon, having an extensive ray system: about 56 miles (90 kilometers) in diameter from crest to crest with walls rising about 12,000 feet (3,650 meters) from its floor; having several central mountains the highest being about 2,400 feet (730 meters).
Copernicus
1/ əˈɜːɪə /
noun
Nicolaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs). Polish name Mikolaj Kopernik. 1473–1543, Polish astronomer, whose theory of the solar system (the Copernican system ) was published in 1543
Copernicus
2/ əˈɜːɪə /
noun
a conspicuous crater on the moon, over 4000 metres deep and 90 kilometres in diameter, from which a system of rays emanates
Copernicus
Polish astronomer whose theory that Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun provided the foundation for modern astronomy. His model displaced earlier theories that positioned Earth at the center of the solar system with all objects orbiting it.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈԾ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Copernicus1
Example Sentences
The fact that sea temperatures in other regions of the world remain particularly warm could suggest "that the behaviour of the ocean is changing", according to Samantha Burgess, deputy director of Copernicus.
Global average temperatures for 2024 were around 1.6C above those of the pre-industrial period - the time before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels - according to data from the Copernicus climate service.
The European Copernicus climate service, one of the main global data providers, said on Friday that 2024 was the first calendar year to pass the symbolic threshold, as well as the world's hottest on record.
"This marks a new milestone in global temperature records," says Samantha Burgess, deputy director of Copernicus.
The last five years were on average around 2.3C warmer than the second half of the 19th Century, according to the Copernicus climate service.
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