cosmogony
Americannoun
plural
cosmogoniesnoun
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the study of the origin and development of the universe or of a particular system in the universe, such as the solar system
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a theory of such an origin or evolution
Other Word Forms
- cosmogonal adjective
- cosmogonic adjective
- cosmogonical adjective
- cosmogonist noun
Etymology
Origin of cosmogony
First recorded in 1860–65, cosmogony is from the Greek word kosmogonía creation of the world. See cosmo-, -gony
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Vocabulary lists containing cosmogony
Elements of the Universe: Cosm, Cosmo ("Universe")
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Human Geography - High School
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Example Sentences
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If there is no testable means of determining which creation cosmogony is correct, perhaps they are all astounding science fictions.
From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2011
He threw in a few references to physics, anthropology, cosmogony and medicine.
From Time Magazine Archive
The net result: "plastic cosmogony" � which means, he says, "no longer a symbolization or interpretation but, through the specific means of art, a direct visualization of the forces which move our mind and body."
From Time Magazine Archive
A theory, therefore, which will satisfactorily account for the origin and development of spiral nebul� must command recognition as of great importance in the cosmogony.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck
Obviously this relation, or contra-relation of stars and nebul� on such a vast scale is not accidental, and it also must be duly accounted for in the true theory of the cosmogony.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck
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