Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

cosmological principle

See more synonyms for cosmological principle on Thesaurus.com
noun Astronomy.
  1. the hypothesis that the universe is isotropic and homogeneous on a large scale: used to simplify the equations of general relativity for models of the universe.
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for cosmological principle

cosmological principle

noun
  1. astronomy the theory that the universe is uniform, homogenous, and isotropic, and therefore appears the same from any position
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012