copernican system

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1. (astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	framework, model, theoretical account,
definition	:	a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	astronomy, uranology,
definition	:	the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition)