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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth (b. 1473, d. 1543), who taught the world the solar system now received, called the Copernican system.

Adj.

Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth, who taught the world the solar system now received, called the Copernican system.

Copernican ‎(comparative more Copernican, superlative most Copernican)

Of or pertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the influential astronomer.
Or of pertaining to one or more of his theories.

pertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus

pertaining to his theories