† Copernico-ellipticaladj.
Obsolete.
Said of the Copernican theory as modified by supposing the planetary orbits elliptical.
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1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 225 The same..Bishop first Geometrically demonstrated, the Copernico-Elliptical Hypothesis to be the most genuine, simple, and uniform.
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