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cosmography
cos·mog·ra·phy C0670600 (kŏz-mŏg′rə-fē)n. pl. cos·mog·ra·phies 1. The mapping of the universe as a whole system.2. A general description or depiction of the world or universe: "a full-blown cosmography in which Earth is 'the garbage dump of the universe'" (Mark Muro).
cos·mog′ra·pher n.cos′mo·graph′ic (-mə-grăf′ĭk), cos′mo·graph′i·cal adj.cos′mo·graph′i·cal·ly adv.cosmography (kɒzˈmɒɡrəfɪ) n1. (Physical Geography) a representation of the world or the universe2. (Philosophy) the science dealing with the whole order of nature cosˈmographer, cosˈmographist n cosmographic, ˌcosmoˈgraphical adj ˌcosmoˈgraphically advcos•mog•ra•phy (kɒzˈmɒg rə fi)
n., pl. -phies. 1. the study of the structure of the universe and its constituent parts, comprising astronomy, geography, and geology. 2. a description or representation of the main features of the universe. [1350–1400; Middle English < Greek kosmographía description of the world. See cosmo-, -graphy] cos•mog′ra•pher, cos•mog′ra•phist, n. cos`mo•graph′ic (-məˈgræf ɪk) cos`mo•graph′i•cal, adj. cos`mo•graph′i•cal•ly, adv. cosmography1. the branch of astronomy that maps and describes the main features of the universe.
2. a description or representation of the main features of the universe. — cosmographer, n. — cosmographic, cosmographical, adj.See also: CosmologyThesaurus| Noun | 1. | cosmography - the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy)natural science - the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena | | 2. | cosmography - a representation of the earth or the heavens; "the cosmography of Ptolemy"representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something |
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Words related to cosmographynoun the science that maps the general features of the universeRelated Wordsnoun a representation of the earth or the heavensRelated Words |