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cosmography

[ koz-mog-ruh-fee ]
/ kɒzˈmɒg rə fi /
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noun, plural cos·mog·ra·phies.

a science that describes and maps the main features of the heavens and the earth, including astronomy, geography, and geology.
a description or representation of the main features of the universe.

Nearby words

  1. cosmo-,
  2. cosmochemistry,
  3. cosmodrome,
  4. cosmogony,
  5. cosmographic,
  6. cosmoid,
  7. cosmological,
  8. cosmological argument,
  9. cosmological constant,
  10. cosmological principle

Origin of cosmography

1350–1400; Middle English < Greek kosmographía description of the world. See cosmo-, -graphy
Related formscos·mog·ra·pher, cos·mog·ra·phist, nouncos·mo·graph·ic [koz-muh-graf-ik] /ˌkɒz məˈgræf ɪk/, cos·mo·graph·i·cal, adjectivecos·mo·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for cosmography

cosmography

/ (kɒzˈmɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

a representation of the world or the universe
the science dealing with the whole order of nature
Derived Formscosmographer or cosmographist, nouncosmographic (ˌkɒzməˈɡræfɪk) or cosmographical, adjectivecosmographically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for cosmography

cosmography

n.

"description of the universe," mid-15c., from cosmo- + -graphy. Related: Cosmographic.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Science definitions for cosmography

cosmography

[ kŏz-mŏg′rə-fē ]

The study of the visible universe that includes the measurement and cataloging of its objects and structures.
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