cosmology

noun

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cos·mol·o·gy | \ käz-ˈmä-lə-jē

plural cosmologies

Definition of cosmology

1a : a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe

b : a theory or doctrine describing the natural order of the universe

2 : a branch of astronomy that deals with the origin, structure, and space-time relationships of the universe also : a theory dealing with these matters

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Other Words from cosmology

cosmological \ ˌkäz-mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

\ adjective

cosmologically \ ˌkäz-mə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

cosmologist \ käz-ˈmä-lə-jist

\ noun

Examples of cosmology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The classic 1987 book Manual of the Planes opened up the cosmology of the setting and encouraged players to hop between Elemental Planes and other worlds. — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 Ancient Egyptian history and cosmology runs deep throughout Moon Knight, as anyone who knows the comic or has watched the first episode of Marvel’s latest adaptation on Disney+ will have seen. — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022 What’s haunting is how the oratorio form and Christian’s private cosmology elevate such banal statements to an almost sacred plane. — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 The telescope would go on to revolutionize astronomy and cosmology. — Quanta Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021 Villaescusa-Navarro, an astrophysicist focussed on cosmology, had an idea for what the student might work on. — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2022 But there’s always hope of future predictions and discoveries in cosmology, if not from colliders. — Quanta Magazine, 1 Mar. 2022 General relativity and the standard model of cosmology that grew out of it work so well. — Quanta Magazine, 23 Feb. 2022 In addition to learning the standard curriculum, the students were taught African cosmology, African languages and African value systems. — New York Times, 11 Feb. 2022 See More

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