copernicus

Questions about copernicus

What does copernicus mean?

copernicus means "Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in copernicus?

copernicus has 4 syllables: co-per-ni-cus. The stress falls on "per". In IPA it is /kəˈpɝnəkəs/.

What is another word for copernicus?

Close synonyms include Nicolaus Copernicus, Mikolaj Kopernik. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is copernicus a common word?

copernicus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.